Criterion-referenced tests measure students' mastery of specific skills, regardless of performance of other students, while norm-referenced tests compare students' performance to others of the same age. Criterion-referenced tests are used to determine what skills students have achieved and their ability levels, and norm-referenced tests rank students and distinguish between high and low achievers. Both types of tests have different purposes and approaches to assessing student performance.

1. Criterion-Referenced Test Vs.
Norm-Referenced test
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2. Criterion-Referenced Test
• Is Measuring a student’s performance based on
mastery of a specific set of skills.
• Called mastery tests, compare a person's performance
to a set of objectives. Anyone who meets the criterion
can get a high score.

3. Examples

5. CRT’s Purposes
• To know the specific skills which have achieved.
• To know how far students’ ability.

6. Norm-Referenced Test
• Is measuring a student’s performance in
comparison to the performance of same-
age students on the same assessment.
• Is comparing a person’s score against the
scores of similar group who have taken
the same exam
• compare an individual's performance with
the performance of others.

7. Examples
• California Achievement Test (CAT)
• Stanford Achievement Test (SAT)
• American College Testing (ACT)
• etc.

8. NRT’s Purpose
• To rank the achievement of the students.
• To discriminate between high and low achievers.

9. CRT Vs. NRT

10. Let’s Summarize
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