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Download full textMehrens, William A.; Ebel, Robert L. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1979
The discussion on criterion-referenced (CRT) and norm-referenced achievement tests (NRT) is divided into two parts: definitions and use. The authors contrast CRTs, tests which compare an individual's performance to some specified behavioral criterion of proficiency, and NRTs, tests which compare an individual's score to scores of others. They also…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Definitions, Mastery Tests
