speededness

English

Etymology

speeded +‎ -ness

Noun

speededness (uncountable)

1. A test characteristic, dictated by the test’s time limits, that results in a test taker’s score being dependent on the rate at which work is performed as well as the correctness of the responses. The term is not used to describe tests of speed. Speededness is often an undesirable characteristic.
   • 1990, Lyle F Bachman, Fundamental considerations in language testing:

     The perception of speededness may vary from one test taker to another.

   • 1991, Gary D Keller, James R Deneen, Rafael J Magallán, Assessment and access: Hispanics in higher education:

     In the more recent version, an effort was made to adjust for speededness by excluding the not-reached examinees from the calculation of DSTD...