It is a necessary condition that items and tests have variance and discrimination in the range of interest (population of observations) for which they are calibrated and selected. The basis for ...

Criterion-reference as opposed to norm-reference applies to the scores from a test and not to the content or format of a test, hence it is proper to refer to criterion-referenced scores or measures ...

A STAAR test booklet for seventh-grade math. State lawmakers are expected to consider a replacement for the test during this special session. / Texas Education Agency We have heard plenty of criticism ...

There’s a big difference between testing that measures what kids have learned and testing that simply ranks them against one another, Mary Lynn Pruneda writes, explaining the options to replace the ...

You make some good points about the distinction between norm-referenced tests and criterion-referenced tests, but I disagree with your characterization of the latter. The problem with norm-referenced ...