Editing Standardized test (section)

=== Design ===
Most commonly, a major academic test includes both human-scored and computer-scored sections.

A standardized test can be composed of multiple-choice questions, true-false questions, essay questions, [[authentic assessment]]s, or nearly any other form of assessment.  Multiple-choice and true-false items are often chosen for tests that are taken by thousands of people because they can be given and scored inexpensively, quickly, and reliably through using special answer sheets that can be read by a computer or via [[computer-adaptive test]]ing. Some standardized tests have short-answer or essay writing components that are assigned a score by independent evaluators who use [[Rubrics (education)|rubrics]] (rules or guidelines) and benchmark papers (examples of papers for each possible score) to determine the grade to be given to a response.

==== Any subject matter ====
[[File:Road_Test_Scoring_Standards_and_Record_of_Result,_KMVSS_Small_Vehicle_Driver's_Test_20190419.jpg|alt=Poster on a wall, displaying required behaviors and points that will be deducted for errors in English and Chinese|thumb|Poster showing the standards for passing [[Driving test|driving tests]] in Taiwan.  Every person who wants a driver's license takes the same test and gets scored in the same way.]]
Not all standardized tests involve answering questions. An authentic assessment for [[Athletic skill|athletic skills]] could take the form of [[running]] for a set amount of time or [[dribbling]] a ball for a certain distance. Healthcare professionals must pass tests proving that they can perform medical procedures. Candidates for driver's licenses must pass a standardized test showing that they can drive a car. The [[Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness]] has been used in medical research, to determine how [[Physical fitness|physically fit]] the test takers are.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Horowitz|first1=M. R.|last2=Montgomery|first2=D. L.|date=January 1993|title=Physiological profile of fire fighters compared to norms for the Canadian population |journal=Canadian Journal of Public Health |volume=84|issue=1|pages=50–52|issn=0008-4263|pmid=8500058}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness (CSTF): for 15 to 69 years of age: interpretation and counselling manual |date=1987 |publisher=Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology |author1=Canadian Association of Sports Sciences |author2=Fitness Appraisal Certification and Accreditation Program |author3=Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology |author4=Fitness Canada |isbn=0-662-15736-2 |location=Gloucester, Ontario |oclc=16048356}}</ref>