Criterion referenced assessment

A means of ensuring consistent standards between markers.

Source: O’Donovan, B., M. Price, and C. Rust. 2001. The student experience of criterion-referenced assessment (Through the introduction of a common criteria assessment grid). Innovations in Education and Teaching International 38, no. 1: 74–85.

The results of assessments are reported in terms of how well an individual meets the criteria of learning that have been set.

CRA results are expressed in terms of how well a given student's performance matches criteria that have been set in advance. CRA makes judgments about performance.

Source: Biggs, J.B., & Tang, C. (2007).