Which of the following is not true of criterion-referenced tests?
A) Criterion-referenced tests typically yield information regarding a student's performance regarding a criterion or specific skill.
B) Criterion-referenced tests do not typically yield global scores and information regarding a student's level of functioning relative to his or her peers.
C) Criterion-referenced tests typically disregard a student's relative standing in a group.
D) Criterion-referenced tests typically provide scores such as percentile ranks, standardized scores, etc.

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Criterion-referenced tests focus on measuring a student's performance against a specific standard or criterion, not on comparing them to peers, so they do not typically provide scores like percentile ranks or standardized scores, which are used in norm-referenced tests.

Which of the Following Is Not True of Criterion-Referenced Tests