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test 'norms' - how and why do they vary? #69166 02/19/10 05:25 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 199 Australia J jojo OP Member
OP jojo Member J Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 199 Australia	For the testing gurus out there... I came across an article tonight about the Wisc 4 and it inferred that there are different country norms, so that American children are compared with American children, etc. Does this mean that each country has its own norms? Why? How do the norms differ? jojo

Re: test 'norms' - how and why do they vary? gratified3 #69300 02/20/10 05:29 PM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 199 Australia J jojo OP Member
OP jojo Member J Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 199 Australia	Does that then follow gratified that test scores may be higher in one country versus another? jojo

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