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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
Kroll, Arthur M.; Pfister, Linda A. – 1979
The increased attention to measuring career skills has resulted in more instrument development, more testing of students, and more test administrators. There are three key areas of concern. The first area is that of identifying purposes to be served by assessing career skills. Purposes include permitting descriptions of the current status of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Job Skills
