Jason wants to be a physician’s assistant someday. He knows that medical terminology is an important part of that field, so he takes a course on that subject. At the end of the course, he takes an exam that measures what he has learned. What kind of exam is this?

An achievement exam measures knowledge or skills a person has already learned. Jason takes the exam after studying medical terminology in a course, so it tests what he learned. An aptitude exam, by contrast, estimates someone’s potential to learn or perform in a field.

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