In contrast, norm-referenced tests (NRTs) are made to compare test takers to each other. On an NRT driving test, test-takers would be compared as to who knew most or least about driving rules or who drove better or worse.
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www.fairtest.org/criterion-and-standards-referenced-tes...
www.fairtest.org/criterion-and-standards-referenced-tests
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A norm-referenced test / NRT is a type of test, assessment, or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm-referenced_test
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm-referenced_test
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Tests can be categorized into two major groups: norm-referenced tests and criterion-referenced tests. These two tests differ in their intended purposes, the way in which content is selected, and the scoring process which defines how the test results must be interpreted.
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pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=2
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What is a norm-referenced test? Here is the definition of norm referenced tests and assessments.
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712educators.about.com/od/assessments/g/norm_test.htm
712educators.about.com/od/assessments/g/norm_test.htm
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Student achievement is reported for broad skill areas, although some norm-referenced tests do report student achievement for individual skills.
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chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/measeval/crnmref.html
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The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (1996) defines norm-referenced assessment as follows: The purpose of a norm-referenced assessment is usually to sort students and not to measure achievement toward some criterion of performance.
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www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as8lk1....
www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as8lk1.htm
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Criterion-referenced assessment tells us how well students are performing on specific goals or standards rather than just telling how their performance compares to a norm group of students nationally or locally.
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www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as8lk3....
www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as8lk3.htm
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Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name. With norm-referenced tests, a representative group of students is given the test prior to its availability to the public. The scores of the students who take the test after publication are then compared to those of the norm group.
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www.ericdigests.org/1998-1/norm.htm
www.ericdigests.org/1998-1/norm.htm
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The purpose of this handout is to provide instruction on the interpretation of results from norm-referenced tests. When people think of a teacher's job, they seldom think of it requiring the interpretation of results from standardized tests.
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www.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/451/Glutting-guide.htm
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