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Grisham, Jennifer; Waddell, Misti; Crawford, Rebecca; Toland, Michael – Journal of Early Intervention, 2021
The purpose of this article is to provide evidence of the technical adequacy of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System--Third Edition (AEPS-3). The AEPS has long been identified as one of the most psychometrically sound early childhood curriculum-based assessments. In this article, results of three studies of technical adequacy are…
Descriptors: Infants, Young Children, Curriculum Based Assessment, Psychometrics
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Lok, Beatrice; McNaught, Carmel; Young, Kenneth – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
The tension between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessment is examined in the context of curriculum planning and assessment in outcomes-based approaches to higher education. This paper argues the importance of a criterion-referenced assessment approach once an outcomes-based approach has been adopted. It further discusses the…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Outcome Based Education, Higher Education
Gilman, Muriel – 1989
In this discussion of whether youth fitness tests should be evaluated with norm-referenced standards or criterion-referenced standards, it is pointed out the the suitability of the test depends upon the purpose for which the test is administered. A high level of physical fitness is linked with health, at least in adults, which suggests that…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests, Physical Fitness
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Millman, Jason – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
The unfulfilled promise of criterion-referenced measurement is that it would permit valid inferences about what a student could and could not do. To come closest to achieving all that criterion-referenced testing originally promised, tests of higher item density, with more items per amount of domain, are required. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational History, Inferences, Norm Referenced Tests
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Andersson, Luanne L. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2004
Two types of test scores are often used for determining eligibility for early intervention services: standard scores and developmental-age scores. Because they are derived using different methods, these two types of scores do not provide equivalent information. Characteristics of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests and the scores…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Early Intervention, Eligibility, Scores
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Glaser, Robert – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
Beginning discussions and exploratory work on criterion-referenced measurement are reviewed in this commentary on the author's 1963 address to the American Educational Research Association on issues of measurement and the development of educational technology. Many problems foreseen at that time remain current. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational History, Educational Research, Educational Technology
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Linn, Robert L. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
The term "criterion-referenced measurement" has been so frequently used that accumulated surplus meaning has sometimes swamped the fundamental concept. Stripping away extraneous interpretations affirms the contemporary relevance of the concept. Substituting the term "construct-referenced" underscores the need for better…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Learning
Fairfax County Schools, VA. – 1982
The Fairfax County Public schools (VA) presents Familygram, a newsletter directed to parents to help them better discuss and use test results for the improvement of their child's education and the quality of the education program in Fairfax County. An attempt is made to answer several important questions: What tests are given? Which of them are…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Quality, Educational Testing, Norm Referenced Tests
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Popham, W. James – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
The instructional impact of criterion-referenced testing during the past three decades is reviewed, and a method of devising criterion-referenced tests is suggested that departs from the usual model. Adding verification along the lines of panel review that newly constructed test items do elicit appropriate information is suggested. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
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Hambleton, Ronald K. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
The rise of criterion-referenced measurement from 1970 to 1984 was an important period in test development. Since 1984 there has been less research published on criterion-referenced measurement, but there is ample evidence that the concept remains important, especially in the authentic measurement and performance assessment movements. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational History, Educational Trends, Norm Referenced Tests
Nasca, Donald – 1988
A basic understanding of criterion-referenced test (CRT) use and development is presented with definitions and characteristics of CRTs. The steps necessary to construct and validate a CRT, the appropriate use of CRTs, the historical development of CRTs, and terms used in conjunction with CRTs are discussed. The most common definition of a CRT is a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Tests
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Lantolf, James P.; Frawley, William – Modern Language Journal, 1985
Discusses problems with the ACTFL/ETS Oral Proficiency Guidelines and examines inconsistencies relating to three assumptions of oral proficiency (OPT)--hours of study, accuracy/interest, and errors. Further, it is argued that the main problems with OPT arise from an analytic approach and the native speaker yardstick. (SED)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods, Interviews, Language Tests
Kentucky State Legislative Commission, Frankfort. – 1988
In 1986 the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation directing the Legislative Research Commission to appoint a special subcommittee, the Special Subcommittee on Essential Skills Testing, to study the Kentucky Essential Skills Testing Program (KEST) and to make recommendations concerning the program. This report presents the findings and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Improvement
Horm-Wingerd, Diane M. – 1988
This paper provides an overview of standardized tests and a summary of important psychometric and test construction properties that educators must consider when they make critical evaluations of standardized tests. Sections of the paper concern: (1) basic characteristics of standardized tests; (2) differences between norm-referenced and…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Practices, Guidelines, Norm Referenced Tests
Ediger, Marlow – 1999
Different kinds of tests are given to determine student achievement. Standardized achievement tests are often used, but have many limitations. They may be useful in determining the content students should learn and its relevance for future learning and the curriculum. Criterion referenced tests eliminate a major weakness of standardized tests in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Constructivism (Learning)
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