As a result, the long-term existence of community-built, norm-referenced, standardized exams provides a historical artifact about the nature of content coverage in courses that stretches over decades.

instead of allowing school districts to use the nationally norm-referenced test most Texas students already take.” The accountability ratings assigned to Texas school districts and campuses are ...

The STAAR’s technical documents suggest that the test is designed much like a norm-referenced test – that is, assessing students relative to their peers, rather than if they meet a fixed standard.

The STAAR’s technical documents suggest that the test is designed much like a norm-referenced test – that is, assessing students relative to their peers, rather than if they meet a fixed standard. In ...

instead of allowing school districts to use the nationally norm-referenced test most Texas students already take.” “If the Senate prevails on HB 4, our efforts this session will have badly ...