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Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests: An Overview.
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Ornstein, Allan C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1993
Examines the differences between norm-referenced tests (standardized assessments of intelligence, aptitude, achievement, and personality) and criterion-referenced tests. Until school districts improve their potential to develop meaningful criterion-referenced tests, norm-referenced tests will be the major yardstick for measuring student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education