Which One of the Following Is Something You Should Consider

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is something you should consider when you decide whether to use criterion-referenced scores or norm-referenced scores to reflect what your students have learned on a classroom assessment?

• A)Criterion-referenced scores are more useful when you need to compare your students to one another.
• B)Criterion-referenced scores are more useful when you need to compare your students' learning to that of "typical" students nationwide.
• C)Norm-referenced scores are more useful when you want to assess students' mastery of your instructional objectives.
• D)Norm-referenced scores may be helpful when you need to assess a complex skill that is difficult to define in terms of mastery.

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