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| Criterion Referenced Tests | 1 |
| Cutting Scores | 1 |
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| Educational Horizons | 1 |
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| Shepard, Lorrie | 1 |
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Peer reviewedShepard, Lorrie – Educational Horizons, 1979
The author defines criterion-referenced (CRT) and norm-referenced (NRT) tests, considers current objections to each, and distinguishes their appropriate uses: CRTs for pupil diagnosis and instruction and NRTs for surveying achievement in a long-term evaluation context. Part of a theme issue on student assessment. (SJL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Definitions
