criterion-referenced
Fixed standard evaluation
Criterion-referenced describes assessments that measure performance against a fixed standard rather than against other test-takers.
A criterion-referenced test determines whether you've mastered specific skills or knowledge: The driving test is criterion-referenced—you either pass or fail regardless of how others perform.
Contrasts with norm-referenced testing, which ranks people relative to each other.
Examining to evaluate
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- standards-basedAligned with predetermined benchmarks
- masteryComplete skill or control
competency · benchmark · proficiency · achievement · performance · grading · scoring · rubric
Educational program's content plan
- instructionGuidance for action
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- competenciesProven skill areas
skill acquisition · lesson planning · classroom assessment · student achievement · pedagogy · accountability · proficiency levels · remediation
Statistical ranking threshold
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- bell curveNormal distribution's shape
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
testing
Examining to evaluate
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- standards-basedAligned with predetermined benchmarks
mastery · competency · benchmark · proficiency · achievement · performance · grading · scoring · rubric · objectives
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- instructionGuidance for action
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
competencies · skill acquisition · lesson planning · classroom assessment · student achievement · pedagogy · accountability · proficiency levels · remediation
percentile
Statistical ranking threshold
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- bell curveNormal distribution's shape
competitive · cohort · deviation · distribution · self-improvement
- child assessmentspreschool screening, kindergarten screening, school readiness, developmental milestone, newborn screening
- reading assessmentreading comprehension, reading level, reading proficiency, reading rate, comprehension test
- teststest, tests, exam, exams, quiz
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- psychometricsvalidity, reliability, item response theory, measurement error, dimensionality
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