What Is A Standardized Assessment?
![What Is A Standardized Assessment? What Is A Standardized Assessment? : Norm Referenced, Criterion Referenced And Standards Referenced Assessments](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPXMJWODCoT9T67eYoNFiKFknS6uDcJ5yAGz87juJIN5dda1ktujOB1-tGPr2iewZoYu6C-WNrRd32qJAzlofiWEyQ7GOM_jKjIl9wkVWnXTsd6d1RZbjER-Z8Rw7eE15T7m3YDm947_m/s16000/What-Is-A-Standardized-Assessment.png)
Standardized Assessments May Be
- Norm-Referenced,
- Criterion-Referenced, Or
- Standards Referenced
Norm Referenced Assessment
Norm-Referenced Assessments Compare Individual Scores To Those Of A Norm-Reference Group, Generally Students Of The Same Grade Or Age.
They Are Designed To Demonstrate "Differences Between And Among Students To Produce A Dependable Rank Order" (Bond, 1996, P.1) And Are Often Used To Classify Students For Ability-Grouping Or To Help Identify Them For Placement In Special Programs.
They Are Also Used To Provide Information To Report To Parents.
Criterion Referenced Assessment
Criterion-Referenced Assessments Determine The Specific Knowledge And Skills Possessed By A Student.
In Other Words, Identify "The Kind Of Performances A Student Can Do In A Domain, Rather Than The Student's Standing In A Norm Group" (Nitco And Brookhart, 2011, P. 369).
Standards-Based Assessments Involve Comparing Students' Scores To "Clearly Defined Levels Of Achievement Or Proficiency" (Nitco And Brookhart, 2011, P. 514), Such As State Or National Standards.
Self-Reference Assessment
Self-Reference Occurs In Natural Or Formal Languages When A Sentence, Idea Or Formula Refers To Itself.
The Reference May Be Expressed Either Directly Through Some Intermediate Sentence Or Formula Or By Means Of Some Encoding.
- It Is Studied And Has Applications In Mathematics, Philosophy, Computer Programming And Linguistics.
- Self- Referential Statements Are Sometimes Inconsistent.
- Self-Referenced Feedback (I.E. Information On Improvement Or Decline By Comparing Student Achievement With His Or Her Own Past Achievement) Has Been Recommended In The Assessment Reform.
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