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to overtest

to overtest

1 5.5
Test people or things more than needed
  • verb
  • /oʊvərˈtɛst/
translation icon : sobretasar
  • Four participants stated that they were concerned that their students were being overtested.
  • students being overtested

Examples

  • Four participants thought that students were "overtested" and that the overuse of a test affected the reliability and validity of scores because of a carryover factor that inflated the scores, and because testing reduces instructional time.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Schools are also appropriately sensitive to students with achievement difficulties being "overtested" and missing classroom instructional time.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Children are overtested due to pressure at all levels of government, from the lowliest principal (no offense to my administrator friends) to the most important person with public school responsibilities in the nation, which seems to be Bill Gates, apparently.

    Blog text (9)

  • Teachers are concerned that their students are being overtested with too many standardized exams.

  • Some experts believe that doctors can overtest patients, leading to unnecessary treatments and anxiety.

  • Parents worry that the frequent assessments may overtest their children and increase their stress levels.

Synonyms

to overdo
vsto overtest
58 3.6

Do something too much, more than needed

check someone or something more than is necessary or reasonable

How Thorough

to overtest
1 5.5
stress test
  • Specialized
8 4.4
to retest
11 3.4
to test
∞ 1.0
to check
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

overtest infinitive
overtested past
overtested past participle
overtesting present participle
overtests third person singular

Morphology

overtest = test (transparent) = over + test

The meaning is clearly derived from the base word 'test' with the prefix 'over' indicating excess.

Etymology

Overtest is made of over- (meaning 'too much') and test (meaning 'to check'). So to overtest is to check or test something more than is needed, often causing stress or delay.