Test like the WASL are "criterion-based" tests, which measure whether or not a student is reaching a specified level of proficiency, not necessarily how they're doing against their peers or against students of different grade levels (my kids likewise score well on Stanford Achievement Tests at the elementary level which are "norm-referenced").    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: "More WASL delays coming?"] Reference

Anergia, or lack of energy, is a newly delineated, criterion-based geriatric syndrome that is often overlooked or dismissed by doctors and patients alike as simply a natural tiredness associated with "old age.".    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Then and now, students are assessed in areas of health-related fitness, and scores are evaluated against objective criterion-based standards, called Healthy Fitness Zone standards, that indicate the level of fitness necessary for health.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gwinnett Daily Post Headlines] Reference