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Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University Unit 14 : Criterion Referenced Test

Unit 14 : Criterion Referenced Test Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
14.1 Meaning of Criterion Referenced Test (CRT)
14.2 Features of Criterion Referenced Test (CRT)
14.3 Advantages of Criterion Referenced Test (CRT)
14.4 Disadvantages of Criterion Referenced Test (CRT)
14.5 Applications of Criterion Referenced Test (CRT)
14.6 Summary
14.7 Keywords
14.8 Review Questions
14.9 Further Readings

Objectives
The objectives of this unit can be summarized as below :
• To explain the meaning of criterion referenced test
• To discuss about the features of criterion referenced test
• To describe about the advantages and disadvantages of criterion referenced test
• To describe the applications of criterion referenced test

Introduction

A criterion-referenced test is a test that provides a basis for determining a candidate’s level of
knowledge and skills in relation to a well-defined domain of content. Often one or more
performance standards are set on the test score scale to aid in test score interpretation. Criterion-
referenced tests, a type of test introduced by Glaser (1962) and Popham and Husek (1969), are also
known as domain-referenced tests, competency tests, basic skills tests, mastery tests, performance
tests or assessments, authentic assessments, objective-referenced tests, standards-based tests,
credentialing exams, and more. What all of these tests have in common is that they attempt to
determine a candidate’s level of performance in relation to a well-defined domain of content.
This can be contrasted with norm-referenced tests, which determine a candidate’s level of the construct
measured by a test in relation to a well-defined reference group of candidates, referred to as the
norm group. So it might be said that criterion-referenced tests permit a candidate’s score to be
interpreted in relation to a domain of content, and norm-referenced tests permit a candidate’s
score to be interpreted in relation to a group of examinees. The first interpretation is content-
centered, and the second interpretation is examinee-centered.

14.1 Meaning of Criterion Referenced Test (CRT)

Definition : A test in which questions are written according to specific predetermined criteria. A
student knows what your standards are for passing and only competes against him or herself
while completing.

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