test norm

the typical standard of performance on a test, as established by testing a large group of people (the standardization group) and analyzing their scores. In norm-referenced testing, subsequent test takers’ scores are compared with the test norm to estimate the position of the tested individuals in a predefined population with respect to the trait being measured.

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October 18th 2024

cofigurative culture

a society or culture in which people learn chiefly from other people in the same age group, so that, for example, children learn mostly from children and young adults from young adults. Compare postfigurative culture; prefigurative culture. [coined by U.S. anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901–1978)]