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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