What is a standardized achievement test?
Standardized tests are assessment tools designed to be administered under specific guidelines which remain constant for all who take the test. This ensures fair and equitable comparison of scores to the established norms because all children are tested using the same rules. These tests are designed to provide a level of difficulty such that the average student will not necessarily complete or correctly answer all the questions in a given section. Parents need not be alarmed when this is the case.
