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

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-chēvmənt ]

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.