Norm-Referenced Testing and Assessment Is Both a Method of Evaluation

question 82

Multiple Choice

Norm-referenced testing and assessment is both a method of evaluation and a way of deriving meaning from tests scores.Individual testtaker scores are evaluated against

• A) the scores achieved by a matched group of testtakers on a comparable test.
• B) the scores of a comparison group of testtakers.
• C) scores from a demographically more diverse group of testtakers.
• D) the scores achieved by a guy named norm.

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Definitions:

Marginal Opportunity Cost

By deciding on one route, one foregoes the possible advantages that other routes could have offered.

Long-run Equilibrium

The state in which, over time, supply and demand are balanced, and all adjustments to economic conditions have been made, resulting in stable prices and outputs.

Marginal Cost

The hike in expense for producing another unit of a product or service.