A test yielding results that can be scored by anyone with like outcomes.
A type of test that is designed to be presented equally to all, regardless of who administers the test. The administrator follows a “script” in introducing the test and presenting the specific questions. Scoring does not depend on the administrator’s discretion and may even be done by machine, often requiring only counting up the number of correct “boxes” checked or checking answers against a key. Examples of objective tests include the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised (WISC-R), Metropolitan Achievement Tests, and Scholastic Aptitude Tests, as well as classroom tests that have clear right and wrong answers and unambiguous answer keys, as opposed to subjective tests.