Editing Standardized test (section)

=== Norm-referenced tests ===
{{Main|Norm-referenced test}}
[[File:Meseret Hailu wins the women's race at the 2012 World Half Marathon Championships in Kavarna, Bulgaria.jpg|alt=woman crossing the finish line|thumb|A [[footrace]] is an [[Authentic assessment|authentic]] [[norm-referenced test]]. The point of the race is to see who runs the fastest, rather than to see whether everyone can run at a certain speed.]]

A norm-referenced test is one that is designed and scored so that some test takers rank better or worse than others.<ref name="Allen" /> The ranking provides information about the relative ranking, which is helpful when the goal is to determine who is best (e.g., in elite university admissions).<ref name="Allen" />