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.
A Better Life for All! ACSM's 64th Annual Meeting, 8th World Congress on Exercise is MedicineÂ® and World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise and the Brain Dates: 30 May â 03 Jun, 2017. Denver, Colorado. 6th Annual Comprehensive Sports Medicine Update and Board Review Dates: 21 â 24 Jun, 2017. Minneapolis, Minn.