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Norm-referenced feedback that conveyed the message of failure (negative feedback) led to lower self-esteem, expectations, and motivation (McColskey and Leary, 1985).
One alternative to norm-referenced feedback is Utell's (2013) facilitative feedback model, which seeks to build skills and expose opportunities for growth.
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McColskey and Leary (1985) refer to this comparative feedback as "norm-referenced".
Besides, the general practice for feedback is still very much based on norm-referenced forms (comparing the individual's performance with that of others) instead of focusing on self-referenced forms (comparing performance with other measures of the individual's ability) or of absolute achievement (comparing performance to a defined goal of mastery).
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Another theme commonly referenced to during FGI had to do with participants' confusion between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced interpretations of their summative test scores.
NORM-REFERENCED TESTING: Most national tests are scored by comparing student results to a national norm; results are expressed as a percentile.
The state's old fourth-grade reading test was norm-referenced, designed to rank students against others nationwide and fit them into a bell curve.
There is also "Teacher Talk," a glossary of terms like "norm-referenced tests" and "remediation activities" -- useful for that first parent-teacher conference.
The second were scores on norm-referenced tests, which rank students based on how they compare to others who took the test across the nation.
In the second testing category, Edison determined that on norm-referenced tests, the scores of its students increased by an average of 4.7 percentage points each year.
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