achievement age
noun Psychology.
the level of educational development of an individual as determined by an achievement test and based on a comparison of the examinee's score with the average score of individuals of the same chronological age.
Compare
mental age.
Origin of achievement age
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby achievement age
acheulean,
acheulian,
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achieved status,
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achievement quotient,
achievement test,
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achill island
British Dictionary definitions for achievement age
achievement age
noun
psychol
the age at which a child should be able to perform a standardized test successfully
Compare mental age
Medical definitions for achievement age
achievement age
[ ə-chēv′mənt ]
n.
The level of an individual's educational accomplishment as measured by standard achievement tests and expressed as the age in years of a child for whom the total score would be an average score.