Most Louisiana parents know that a score of "basic" on the LEAP test means their child can advance to the next grade. But few know that it translates into an average ACT score of 19. Or that it ...

This means it is designed to show how well ... Skills (ITBS), Stanford 9 (SAT-9), and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), are norm-referenced, meaning they measure how well a student knows the content ...

EdSource · Pasadena schools get help for students coping with trauma of Eaton Fire Smarter Balanced is what test experts call a “criterion ... In contrast, the SAT and ACT are “norm-referenced” tests, ...

HB 4 would create a nationally norm-referenced test — comparing students' performance to one another rather than to a standard — and creates benchmark tests to measure academic growth ...

Corrected: The original version of this post incorrectly stated the nature of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. It has been corrected to reflect that it is a norm-referenced test. (This is the second ...

At the national level sample-based student assessments similar to the National Assessment of Educational Progress that have no stakes for students, teachers, or schools are the main means to ...

A Louisiana lawmaker wants the state to explore alternatives to the standardized test students take each year. Senate Bill 105 by Sen. Mark Abraham, R-Lake Charles, initially called for the state ...