A norm-referenced evaluation compares performance to which of the following?

• A. A predetermined standard
• B. Peers or a norm group
• C. Mastery of content
• D. Time constraints

Answer: (B)

Norm-referenced evaluation is about ranking your performance against a larger group. It uses a norm group to place your score in relation to how others performed, producing relative standing such as percentiles. This helps determine how you compare to peers, rather than whether you met a specific skill level. In contrast, a predetermined standard asks if you reached a fixed level of mastery, and mastery of content focuses on achieving that specific criterion. Time constraints aren’t the basis for norm-referenced scoring, since it’s about relative position, not speed of completion.