Norm-Referenced Assessment: A test or other type of assessment designed to provide a measure of performance that is interpretable in terms of an individual's relative standing in some known group. Criterion-Referenced Assessment: A test or other type of assessment designed to provide a measure of performance that is interpretable in terms of a clearly defined and delimited domain of learning tasks.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), founded in 1954, the largest and most respected sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, with more than 20,000 International, National, and Regional Chapter members in 80 countries, who work in a wide range of medical specialties, allied health professions, and scientific disciplines.
Exercise is MedicineÂ® (EIM) is a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) that is focused on encouraging primary care physicians and other health care providers to include physical activity when designing treatment plans for patients and referring their patients to EIM Credentialed Exercise and Exercise ...