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.
Duke's sports medicine specialists are internationally recognized for the treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries. If a sports injury or medical condition has sidelined you from your favorite activity, our sports medicine experts in Raleigh and Durham use the most advanced methods to evaluate and treat injuries in professional, nonprofessional and recreational athletes of all ages. Our goal is returning you to an active lifestyle.