Question

High school exit exams and professional licensing exams are cited as examples of assessments that measure a student's performance against pre-defined learning standards or criteria. What type of assessment is this?

• A. Norm-referenced assessment
• B. Formative assessment
• C. Criterion-referenced assessment
• D. Summative assessment

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Criterion-referenced assessment

Criterion-Referenced Assessment

• Measures a student's performance against pre-defined learning standards or criteria. 

• High school exit exams and professional licensing exams are examples of criterion-referenced assessments