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<p>Created page with &quot;== Definition == The term &#039;&#039;&#039;norm-referenced assessment&#039;&#039;&#039; is used for an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Assessment&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Assessment (page does not exist)">assessment</a> where the performance of the individual or group being assessed is compared to that o...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Definition ==<br /> <br /> The term &#039;&#039;&#039;norm-referenced assessment&#039;&#039;&#039; is used for an [[assessment]] where the performance of the individual or group being assessed is compared to that of other individuals or groups. These other individuals or groups form the &quot;norm&quot;.<br /> <br /> The &quot;norm&quot; may be a [[cohort]] of test-takers all taking the assessment simultaneously, or it may be a historical average of test-takers from the past.<br /> <br /> == Examples ==<br /> <br /> * Norm-referenced assessments are typical for [[selection test]]s used to select a limited number of positions from a larger pool of candidates. For instance, entrance examinations to some schools and colleges as well as professions and bureaucracies use norm-referenced assessments.<br /> * Many school and college courses follow a policy of [[grading on a curve]] which can be thought of as a form of norm-referenced assessment -- the learners taking the course are compared with each other and grades are determined so that the fraction of learners getting a specific grade is (approximately or exactly) fixed.<br /> <br /> ==Interchangeability with criterion-referenced assessment==<br /> <br /> The same assessment instrument could be used as a criterion-referenced assessment or as a norm-referenced assessment. However, some instruments are better as criterion-referenced assessments, whereas others are better as norm-referenced assessments.<br /> <br /> It is also common for a norm-referenced assessment to be done by combining the results of several criterion-referenced assessments; for instance, some schools and colleges, instead of conducting their own entrance examination, have an application process in which applicants submit details on their past performance -- that is then compared against the norm of other applicants.</div>

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