performance test

American

noun

Psychology.

a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones.

performance test British

noun

psychol a test designed to assess a person's manual ability

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Etymology

Origin of performance test

First recorded in 1915–20

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performance test

It announced a new $8.25-million five-year deal authorizing test prep company Kaplan Exam Services to create multiple-choice, essays and performance test questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

Before a toilet reaches the market, it has to be certified, which includes a flush performance test.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025

Study co-author Daniel Martin Katz, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, said in an interview that he was most surprised by GPT-4’s ability to produce largely relevant and coherent essay and performance test answers.

From Reuters ● Mar. 15, 2023

Polar markets this feature as an easy fitness test for folks just starting out on their fitness journey who may not be physically capable of doing Polar’s running performance test.

From The Verge ● Apr. 29, 2022

Just prior to the test, he’d been asked to take a performance test aimed at establishing his general ability to sustain attention.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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