Contains empirically selected materials, with specific directions for administration, scoring, and interpretation. Provides data on validity and reliability, and has adequately derived norms.
A test that is in the same format for all who take it. It often relies on multiple-choice questions and the testing conditions—including instructions, time limits, and scoring rubrics—are the same for all students, though sometimes accommodations on time limits and instructions are made for disabled students. (Ed Source)
According to A Lexicon of Learning: What Educators Mean When They Say... from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), standardized tests are tests administered and scored under uniform (standardized) conditions. Because most machine-scored, multiple-choice tests are standardized, the term is sometimes used to refer to such tests, but other tests may also be standardized.
1. a test with specified tasks and procedures so that comparable measurements may be made by testers working in different geographical areas. 2. a test for which norms on a reference group, ordinarily drawn from many schools or communities, are provided.
An established procedure that assures that a test is administered with the same directions and under the same conditions (time limits, etc.) and is scored in the same manner for all students to ensure the comparability of scores. Standardization allows reliable and valid comparison to be made among students taking the test. The two major types of standardized tests are norm-referenced and criterion-referenced.
A test that is administered and scored under the same conditions for all students.
Test administered by an outside body which is then used in the admissions process, often in conjunction with academic transcripts. Examples include GRE and GMAT.
a test that is administered under the same testing conditions to different groups of examinees
a test that is given in a controlled environment
a test that is given under the same conditions to everyone who takes it
a type of test that is given to all children with the same directions and generally the same content across the nation
A test given to a large population in which scores are "standardized" using standard deviations to fit a bell-shaped curve. ( McGuinness, 1997)
A test designed to be administered, scored, and interpreted the same way, no matter where or when it is given. Some examples are college entrance exams like the ACT or SAT, or statewide tests like the FCAT.
A standardized test is administered under standard directions and conditions.
Form of measurement that has been normed against a specific population. Standardization is obtained by administering the test to a given population and then calculating the means, standard deviations, standardized scores, and percentiles. Equivalent scores are then produced for comparisons of an individual score to the norm group's performance.
An assessment instrument given to a large number of persons under similar conditions; designed to produce comparable scores.
a test consisting of specific questions and exact methods of administration that can be used to compare students in different geographical regions
A test in which the administration, scoring, and interpretation procedures are standard or set; usually norm-referenced.
A sample of items or situations with definite directions for administration and scoring most often accompanied by data on reliability and validity and sometimes by normative information.
This refers to an exam program in which specific procedures have been developed for many aspects of the development and administration. These procedures are intended to be consistently followed, so that test scores may be as comparable as possible. Both criterion-referenced tests and norm-referenced tests can be standardized.
Evaluation instrument given under similar, controlled circumstances to many individuals.
Assessment instrument administered, under similar controlled circumstances, to many individuals.
A test taken by many students under identical conditions that are meant to allow results to be compared statistically to a standard such as a norm or an average.
Norm-referenced test that compares child’s performance with the performance of a large group of similar children (usually children who are the same age).
A test that compares a child's performance with the performance of a large group of similar children (usually children of the same age). Also called a norm referenced test. IQ tests and most achievement tests are standardized.
Test used by colleges and universities to evaluate an applicant's academic skills and abilities. The standardized tests most widely used by colleges and universities are the ACT and SAT. Oklahoma state colleges and universities rely primarily on the ACT.
A test constructed of items that are appropriate in level of difficulty and discriminating power for the intended examinees, and that fit the pre-planned table of content specifications. The test is administered in accordance with explicit directions for uniform administration and is interpreted using a manual that contains reliable norms for the defined reference groups.
A standardized test uses uniform content and procedures for administration and scoring in order to assure that the results from different test takers are comparable.
A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a standard manner. The tests are designed in such a way that the "questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent" (Sylvan Learning, 2006http://www.educate.com/online/testing_glossary.html Sylvan Learning glossary) and are "administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner" (Popham, 1999Popham, J. (1999). Why standardized tests don’t measure educational quality.
