Achievement Tests

Achievement tests are tests that are designed to measure learned skills and knowledge in academic areas such as reading, writing, mathematics computation, mathematics problem solving, listening, and speaking, as well as other areas.

Individualized achievement tests are used by clinical psychologists, school psychologists, psychoeducational diagnosticians, and learning specialists to pinpoint areas of academic underachievement in the process of identifying learning disabilities and determining eligibility for special education services.

Group administered achievement tests are used by schools in placement decisions as well as by institutions that rate and compare schools.