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DEVELOPMENT TEST [2 records]

Record 1 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

A test, checklist, or inventory for estimating the stage of development attained by a given person. Various aspects of development may be combined or measured separately.

OBS

"developmental test; development test": Although some developmental scales may be properly described as tests, items in the scales often purely rely on observation of the subject. "Developmental test and development" are nevertheless sometimes used as synonyms of "developmental scale".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
CONT

On regroupe communément sous le nom d'«échelles de développement» des séries données de tests qui permettent d'examiner et de mesurer le niveau de développement intellectuel et psychomoteur d'enfants, d'adolescents ou d'adultes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Shown here is the new-generation Pratt and Whitney PW4000 engine which has been fitted to Airbus Industrie's A300 demonstrator aircraft for development testing.

Key term(s)
  • development test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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