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Criterion-referenced test
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{{Short description|none}}A criterion-referenced test is a style of test that uses test scores to generate a statement about the behavior that can be expected of a person with that score. Most tests and quizzes that are written by school teachers can be considered criterion-referenced tests. In this case, the objective is simply to see whether the student has learned the material. Criterion-referenced assessment can be contrasted with norm-referenced assessment and ipsative assessment.Criterion-referenced testing was a major focus of psychometric research in the 1970s.JOURNAL, Weiss, D.J., David J. Weiss, Mark L. Davison, Davison, M.L., 1981, Test Theory and Methods, Annual Review of Psychology, 32, 1, 10.1146/annurev.ps.32.020181.003213, - the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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Definition of criterion
A common misunderstanding regarding the term is the meaning of criterion. Many, if not most, criterion-referenced tests involve a cutscore, where the examinee passes if their score exceeds the cutscore and fails if it does not (often called a mastery test). The criterion is not the cutscore; the criterion is the domain of subject matter that the test is designed to assess. For example, the criterion may be "Students should be able to correctly add two single-digit numbers," and the cutscore may be that students should correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the questions to pass.The criterion-referenced interpretation of a test score identifies the relationship to the subject matter. In the case of a mastery test, this does mean identifying whether the examinee has "mastered" a specified level of the subject matter by comparing their score to the cutscore. However, not all criterion-referenced tests have a cutscore, and the score can simply refer to a person's standing on the subject domain.weblink {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008040343weblink|date=2008-10-08}} QuestionMark Glossary The ACT is an example of this; there is no cutscore, it simply is an assessment of the student's knowledge of high-school level subject matter.Because of this common misunderstanding, criterion-referenced tests have also been called standards-based assessments by some education agencies,Assessing the Assessment of Outcomes Based Education {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829075106weblink |date=2006-08-29 }} by Dr Malcolm Venter. Cape Town, South Africa. "OBE advocates a criterion-based system, which means getting rid of the bell curve, phasing out grade point averages and comparative grading". as students are assessed with regard to standards that define what they "should" know, as defined by the state.Homeschool World {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906101322weblink |date=2006-09-06 }}: "The Education Standards Movement Spells Trouble for Private and Home Schools"Relationship to high-stakes testing
Many high-profile criterion-referenced tests are also high-stakes tests, where the results of the test have important implications for the individual examinee. Examples of this include high school graduation examinations and licensure testing where the test must be passed to work in a profession, such as to become a physician or attorney. However, being a high-stakes test is not specifically a feature of a criterion-referenced test. It is instead a feature of how an educational or government agency chooses to use the results of the test. It is moreover an individual type of test.Examples
- Driving tests are criterion-referenced tests, because their goal is to see whether the test taker is skilled enough to be granted a driver's license, not to see whether one test taker is more skilled than another test taker.
- (:Category:Citizenship tests|Citizenship tests) are usually criterion-referenced tests, because their goal is to see whether the test taker is sufficiently familiar with the new country's history and government, not to see whether one test taker is more knowledgeable than another test taker.
See also
- Concept inventory
- Constructive alignment
- Educational assessment
- Ipsative assessment
- Norm-referenced assessment
- Psychometrics
- Standardized test
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