achievement test

American  

noun

1. a test designed to measure the knowledge or proficiency of an individual in something that has been learned or taught, as arithmetic or typing.

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achievement test British  

noun

1. psychol a test designed to measure the effects that learning and teaching have on individuals

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Etymology

Origin of achievement test

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

Years ago, I was doggedly answering the questions on a standardized high school achievement test when I was asked to identify the poetic device employed in the following stanza:

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

For example, at one of the elementary schools at issue in this case, only about 4 percent of third-graders, and less than 3 percent of fourth-graders, scored proficient or above on the state-mandated achievement test.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2016

In a recent achievement test, 87% of tenth graders scored below national norms.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2016

At the start of junior high, the math achievement test scores of the students with a growth mind-set were comparable to those of students who displayed a fixed mind-set.

From Scientific American • Jan. 26, 2015

In the third grade, after receiving a high score on a standardized achievement test, Chris was placed in an accelerated program for gifted students.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer