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Peer reviewedNitko, Anthony J. – Review of Educational Research, 1980
A framework for integrating the many conceptions of criterion-referenced testing is provided, which illustrates that there is no single type of test that can be identified as the prototype criterion-referenced test. The use of one kind of criterion-referenced test may not be applicable to another. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Classification, Criterion Referenced Tests, Definitions, Test Reviews
Nitko, Anthony J. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1980
Criterion-referencing is a way to enhance the interpretation of test scores by referencing them to well-defined behavior domains. Behavior domains may be ordered or unordered; several varieties of criterion-referenced tests within each of these types are discussed. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Classification, Criterion Referenced Tests, Scaling, Scores
