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 score to the scores of a comparison group of testtakers, also known as a norm group. Option A is incorrect because the matched group may not necessarily be comparable to the testtaker, and option C is incorrect because there is no requirement for demographic diversity in the norm group. Option D is a joke answer and not relevant to the concept of norm-referenced testing.

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