achievement age
nounPsychology.
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.
Origin of achievement age
1First recorded in 1920–25
- Compare mental age.
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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
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