Miss Jean, a school psychologist, administers a test on Billy, a student referred for a comprehensive evaluation. Billy's scores on an achievement test indicate that he is performing significantly below his peers in reading comprehension skills. Miss Jean administered what type of?

A. Standardized test
B. Performance assessment
C. Norm-referenced test
D. Criterion-referenced assessment


C.
Explanation: Norm-referenced tests compare a student's performance of a task to students of the same age or grade level.

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