1.0Edupediahttps://www.theedadvocate.org/edupediarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ivAFkMAAVF"><a href="https://www.theedadvocate.org/edupedia/content/what-is-a-criterion-referenced-assessment/">What is a Criterion-Referenced Assessment?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.theedadvocate.org/edupedia/content/what-is-a-criterion-referenced-assessment/embed/#?secret=ivAFkMAAVF" width="600" height="338" title="“What is a Criterion-Referenced Assessment?” — Edupedia" data-secret="ivAFkMAAVF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.theedadvocate.org/edupedia/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.theedadvocate.org/edupedia/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shelf-3195135__480.jpg722480Criterion-referenced testing has historically been preferred by educators over norm-referenced assessment. In this type of testing, students are tested to ascertain how they fair in demonstrating specific knowledge and abilities. Rather than being compared against other students, the results are compared against previously developed levels of knowledge and achievement.