the difference among what a person is know to be capable of in terms of academic abilities, and how they actually perform academically.
ABILITY-ACHIEVEMENT DISCREPANCY: "Leslie's ability-achievement discrepancy was larger than she expected it to be following receipt of her test score."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "ABILITY-ACHIEVEMENT DISCREPANCY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/ability-achievement-discrepancy/ (accessed June 26, 2022).
