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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: CTA President on state assessment system
That's one way of looking at it. But if the national norm is defined as the median score and if the median score rises, then the norm rises as well. That's why test publishers have to renorm tests. the national norm becomes obsolete. It's a floating standard. JB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Burke" <aburke@VANSD.ORG> To: <ARN-L@lists.cua.edu> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:58 AM Subject: Re: CTA President on state assessment system >>> kac@KARENCOLE.COM 12/01/02 03:48PM >>> As I understand it, a score on a norm-referenced test compares the test taker to the norming sample group, not to his/her co-test-takers. Is this right,... ________________________ Yes. ... and if so, does this mean the Woebegone (everyone above average) effect is technically possible? _____________________________________ Yes Art -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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