Smarter Balanced is what test experts call a “criterion-referenced” test, which is simply designed to find out whether students know the material. Most school teachers write and use ...

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 ...

"For the most part, the most accurate measure of a student's performance is the state criterion referenced test, because it is aligned most closely to state standards. However, parents are very ...

Norm and criterion The Iowa Test of Basic Skills is a norm-referenced test. That means students are compared to other students who take the test, and results are charted on a bell curve.

Students in grades 1- 8 take the Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) in April. The CRCT is designed to measure how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the ...