Norm-referenced assessment

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An assessment where student performance or performances are compared to that or those of a larger group. Usually the larger group or Norm group (see also Norms) is a national sample representing a wide and diverse cross-section of students. Students, schools, districts, and even states are compared or rank-ordered in relation to the norm group. The purpose of a norm-referenced assessment is usually to sort students and not to measure achievement towards some criterion of performance.

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