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

They said the judge should narrow the scope of any prosecution testing, arguing Bowers’ own lawyers subjected him to “numerous objective test measures,” and there’s no medical or legal justification to repeat them.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Currently, there is no objective test to diagnose tinnitus, and the researchers note that people may only seek medical attention if their symptoms are severe.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

A less invasive, more objective test arrived in the 1960s.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2016

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.