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Norm-Referenced Testing and Criterion-Referenced Testing: The Differences in Purpose, Content, and Interpretation of Results.
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Bond, Linda A. – 1995
Norm-referenced tests (NRT) help compare the performance of one student with the performances of a large group of students, while criterion-referenced tests (CRT) focus on "what test takers can do and what they know, not how they compare to others" (Anastasi, 1988). Both types of test can be standardized so that scores can be interpreted the same…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Norm Referenced Tests