Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speededness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: speed-ed-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The perception of speededness may vary from one test taker to another."
"In the more recent version, an effort was made to adjust for speededness by excluding the not-reached examinees from the calculation of DSTD..."

Etymology

From speeded + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: speeded

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does speededness mean?: 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.
Where does speededness come from?: From speeded + -ness.

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