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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:
1920–25
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Main Entry: achieve·ment age
Pronunciation: &-'chEv-m&nt-
Function: noun
: the level of an individual's educational achievement as measured bya standardized test and expressed as the age (as 8 years 6 months) for which the test score would be the average score called also educational age; —compare CHRONOLOGICAL AGE
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achievement age a·chieve·ment 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.

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