In order to evaluate a criterion referenced test, the test was administered to a group of students who had studied a learning unit and to another group who had not studied the learning unit. For each item on the test, the criterion for mastery would be
A)the point-biserial correlation.
B)below the antimode.
C)above the antimode.
D)the validity coefficient.

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The criterion for mastery on a criterion-referenced test, especially when comparing groups that have and haven't studied the learning unit, would be set above the antimode. The antimode is the score below which the majority of one group scores and above which the majority of the other group scores. In this context, setting the criterion for mastery above the antimode ensures that it reflects the knowledge or skills that the students who studied the unit were able to achieve, distinguishing them from those who did not study.

In Order to Evaluate a Criterion Referenced Test, the Test