Norm-Referenced Assessment

Assessment & Evaluation

Grading that ranks a student relative to other students rather than against a fixed standard.

Norm-Referenced Assessment is grading that ranks a student relative to other students rather than against a fixed standard.

Related Terms
Percentile
A score's rank relative to all test-takers, expressed as the percentage of candidates scoring below it.
Grade Inflation
The trend of awarding higher grades over time without a corresponding rise in achievement.
Evaluation
The overall judgment of student learning, performance or program quality against defined criteria.
Academic Integrity
Honest and ethical conduct in scholarship, including avoiding plagiarism, cheating and fabrication.
Adaptive Testing
An exam that adjusts question difficulty in real time based on the test-taker's previous answers.