objective test

American  

noun

Education.

1. a test consisting of factual questions requiring extremely short answers that can be quickly and unambiguously scored by anyone with an answer key, thus minimizing subjective judgments by both the person taking the test and the person scoring it.

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objective test British  

noun

1. a test, such as one using multiple-choice questions, in which the feelings or opinions of the person marking it cannot affect the marks given

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Example Sentences

“For the majority of kids, there’s no objective test other than observation of behavior,” says Geraldine Dawson, a psychologist at Duke University, and the lead author of the research study.

From National Geographic • Jan. 29, 2024

“In terms of college readiness, even in a test-optional environment, these kinds of objective test scores about academic readiness are incredibly important,” Godwin said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Jagtap acknowledges that this study was done only based on a questionnaire, and the results were based on the information that the participants provided, rather than an objective test.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2022

An objective test would not replace the standard clinical assessment based on symptoms, but it could provide a crucial supplement for confirming concussions or even finding ones that went unreported.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2021

Indeed, expression is the only objective test of knowledge and we cannot say that we really know until we can express our knowledge.

From How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study by Kitson, Harry D.