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Some Comments on Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced Achievement Tests.

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Mehrens, 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

Contributions to Criterion-Referenced Testing Technology.

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Hambleton, Ronald K., Ed. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1980

This special issue covers recent technical developments in the field of criterion-referenced testing. An introduction, six papers, and two commentaries dealing with test development, test score uses, and evaluation of scores review relevant literature, offer new models and/or results, and suggest directions for additional research. (SLD)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Mastery Tests, Measurement Techniques, Standard Setting (Scoring)