Allan C. Ornstein
Abstract
Until school districts improve their potential to develop meaningful crite rion-referenced tests, norm-refer enced (standardized) tests will be the major yardstick for measuring student learning—despite criticisms that the test content may not match the cur riculum objectives or content of the local school district.
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Until school districts improve their potential to develop meaningful crite rion-referenced tests, norm-refer enced (standardized) tests will be the major yardstick for measuring student learning—despite criticisms that the test content may not match the cur riculum objectives or content of the local school district.
Key concepts: Yardstick, Norm-referenced test, Norm (philosophy), Mathematics education, Standardized test, Criterion-referenced test, Psychology, Test (biology)