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Download full textMehrens, William A.; Ebel, Robert L. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1979
The discussion on criterion-referenced (CRT) and norm-referenced achievement tests (NRT) is divided into two parts: definitions and use. The authors contrast CRTs, tests which compare an individual's performance to some specified behavioral criterion of proficiency, and NRTs, tests which compare an individual's score to scores of others. They also…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Definitions, Mastery Tests
Ebel, Robert L.; Livingston, Samuel A. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1981
This issue of Measurement in Education is presented in the form of a dialogue between Dr. Robert L. Ebel, Distinguished Professor of Educational Measurement at Michigan State University, and Dr. Samual A. Livingston, Program Research Scientist at the Educational Testing Service. Alternative views on some aspects of the use of tests in assessing…
Descriptors: Competence, Criterion Referenced Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Norm Referenced Tests
