Which one of the following student outcomes is MOST likely to be the result of a criterion-referenced assessment tool?
A)Anita was the first student to complete the test.
B)Ben answered 10 out of 12 questions correctly.
C)Randy scored at the eighty-ninth percentile.
D)Sonia ranked fifteenth in French and ninth in music.

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A criterion-referenced assessment tool measures a student's performance against specific criteria or standards. Therefore, it is most likely that the outcome will be a specific measure of mastery of the criteria, such as the number of questions answered correctly (as in option B). Options A, C, and D are more likely to be the outcome of a norm-referenced assessment tool that measures a student's performance in relation to other students.

Which One of the Following Student Outcomes Is MOST Likely