Norm-referenced testing and assessment is both a method of evaluation and a way of deriving meaning from tests scores.Individual testtaker scores are evaluated against
A) the scores achieved by a matched group of testtakers on a comparable test.
B) the scores of a comparison group of testtakers.
C) scores from a demographically more diverse group of testtakers.
D) the scores achieved by a guy named Norm.

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Norm-referenced testing compares an individual's performance to the performance of a comparison group of testtakers. This allows for an understanding of where an individual falls in comparison to their peers or a norm group. Option A is incorrect because a matched group of testtakers on a comparable test is not necessarily a norm group or comparison group. Option C is incorrect because a demographically diverse group is not necessarily a norm or comparison group. And option D is incorrect because scores achieved by a person named Norm have nothing to do with norm-referenced testing.

Norm-Referenced Testing and Assessment Is Both a Method of Evaluation