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Wonderlic Personnel TestTM

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•Wonderlic© is a scholastic aptitude test administered during the

hiring process. It is designed to compare personnel to normative

values established for different careers in order to gauge a

person’s general cognitive abilities.•The test itself consists of 50 questions in the areas of

Mathematics and nglish. It must be timed for !" minutes.•This test can improve #our understanding of a person’s abilit# to

learn$ understand instructions and problem solve. %ince averages

have been established for man# occupations and all levels of

education$ it can also be used to determine a person’s abilit# to

function &ell in a particular 'ob position.

•(o&ever$ it is meant to be used onl# as a supporting factor indeciding &hether to hire someone. It complements other

evaluations to 'udge his or her other 'ob)related qualifications.

Short Brief of Wonderlic Personnel Test

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Quick Reference Guide

dministerin! the TestThese Wonderlic test "re #self "dministerin!$ tests% &&lic"nts "re "sked to re"d the test

'nstruction "nd com&lete the s"m&le (uestions &ro)ided on the front &"!e of the test *ooklet%

ddition"l instructions on conductin! the testin! session "re &ro)ided in the Proctor+s Guide%

Timin! the TestThese Wonderlic test "re to *e "dministered for e,"ctl- 12 minutes% The timed 12 minute

 &eriod *e!ins .hen the "&&lic"nt turns the first &"!e to *e!in .orkin! on the test (uestions%

Scorin! the TestThe test score is the tot"l num*er of (uestions "ns.ered correctl-% The correct "ns.er "re

Pro)ided on the scorin! ke-% To score the test/ the Scorin! 0e- is &l"ced on the test .ith the

ns.ers "li!ned .ith the test "ns.er *r"ckets% The score is the tot"l num*er of (uestions

"ns.ered correctl-% score "dustment is "&&ro&ri"te for "&&lic"nts 3 -e"rs old "nd older

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'ntre&retin! the TestThe "&&lic"nt+s test score m"- *e com&"red to the su!!ested minimum scores &ro)ided *-

either occu&"tion or educ"tion% The ")er"!e score for "ll o* "&&lic"nts is "&&ro,im"tel- 21%

This is "lso the ")er"!e score of hi!h school !r"du"tes% The ")er"!e score of colle!e !r"du"tes

's 24% Hi!her scorin! "&&lic"nts .ill le"rn more (uickl-% Will m"ster more com&le, m"teri"l "nd

Will m"ke *etter ud!ments .hen inform"tion is l"ckin!% 5o.er scorin! "&&lic"nts .ill re(uire

More time/ s&ecific instruction "nd st"nd"rdi6ed o* routines% &&lic"nts scorin! .ithin three

Points of e"ch other should *e considered to *e of the s"me "*ilit- le)el%

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Wh"t the Wonderlic Tests Me"sure

8The WPT "re short form tests of !ener"l co!niti)e "*ilit-%8Referred to "s !ener"l intelli!ence or #!$/ co!niti)e "*ilit- is " term th"t is used

to descri*e the le)el "t .hich "n indi)idu"l le"rns/ underst"nds instructions "nd

  sol)es &ro*lems%8Hi!her scorin! indi)idu"ls .ill not onl- !"in more from form"li6ed tr"inin!/ *ut

the- "re "lso more likel- to le"rn effecti)el- from on9the:o* e,&erience

8Modest scorin! indi)idu"ls .ill need more det"iled instruction/ h"nds on &r"ctice/  more time "nd re&etition "nd close su&er)ision%

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Wh"t the Wonderlic Tests do <=T Me"sure

8The WPT me"sure !ener"l ment"l "*ilit-/ *ut not how well a person will employtheir ability.

8't is often true th"t " &erson of lo.er "*ilit-/ *ut stron!er determin"tion/ .ill out

  &erform the hi!her "*ilit- &erson%8This me"ns th"t m"n- elements of " &erson+s "*ilities/ &erson"l ch"r"cteristic/

le"rned skills "nd *"ck!round e,&erience .ill "ll contri*ute to successful

 &erform"nce%

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Scorin! The Wonderlic Tests

The result is the test score ?

@or e,"m&le ?

  5"st Question ns.ered ? 2A

  <um*er .ron! or =mited ? :

     <um*er ri!ht @in"l Score ? 2

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Minimum P"ssin! Scores 9 Cut Scores

Position Score Position Score

*hemist +! *ler,$ order ""

ngineer$ lectrical +0 -oreman ""

Manager$ eneral +0 *lerical$ eneral "!

 /dministrator " 1olice$ 1atrol 2fficer "!

*omputer programmer " 3eceptionist "!

 /d'uster$ *laims "4 T#pist "!

ibrarian "6 abor$ 7ns,illed "0

Manager Trainee "6 Mechanic$ helper !Writer$ 8e&s "9 Maintenance !4

2ffice$ eneral ": uard$ securit# !6

%ales$ eneral ": 8urse;s aide !6

*ashier ": /ssembler !9

%ecretar# ": 1ac,er !5

<rafter "+ Warehouse 1erson !5

=an, Teller "" Maid>Matron !!

Median Job Applicant Scores for Selected Occupations

This rel"tionshi& ."s confirmed in " stud- *- Mc Cormick/ Mech"m "nd e"nneret 14A4E WPT

Correletd .ith PQ r mult )"lues 14> %A1F 14A3/ %>4F com*ined %A2E

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Minimum P"ssin! Scores 9 Cut Scores

  Job Title Minimum Acceptable Score

Bindery Worker    !Bookkeeper    ":

Camera/Stripper Operator    ":

Computer Typesetter- Keyliner    "5

Customer Service epresentative   ""

Cutter Operator 

!elivery !river    !

!esktop "ublis#er    !

$stimator    "5

%oldin& Mac#ine Operator    "+'eneral Mana&er    "0

'rap#ic !esi&ner    "6

(i&# Speed/ Copy Operator    "9

Mailer Apprentice   "0

Mailin& Mac#ine Operator    !

O))set "ress Operator    ""

Operations Mana&er    "+

Outside Sales epresentative   "0

"re-press Tec#nician   ":

"re-press Supervisor    ":"roduction Mana&er    ":

Sales Mana&er    "+

Scanner Operator    "4

Store Mana&er "+

"6

The Wonderlic© 1ersonnel test compares the resulting test score &ith the minimum scores sho&n belo& for common positions in the printing and

mailing industr#. Minimum scores for !" thousand other positions have also been benchmar,ed and are available

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!e dustment To Scores

Add to the

Age 12 min. raw score

!5 ) " 0

+0 ) + !:0 ) : "

50 ) 5: +

55 ) 5 :

90? 5

 A&e Ad*ustment 

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Minimum Score *- o* @"mil-

Validity oeff Minimum

Job !itle   !raining Performance Score

"#ecuti$e   .5!@ .5+@ "4

Managerial>Aecutive

Managerial%"#ecuti$e   .5!@ .5+@ "9

Managerial>Mid)evel

Super$isor    .5!@ .5+@ ""

Managerial>-irst line

!echnical   .50@@ .54@@ "9

1rofessional

!echnical   .56@@ .5!@@ ""

Mid evel

Sales   na .9!@ ""

Office   .6!@@ .5"@@@ "!

*lericalS&illed !rades   .94@@ .5"@@@ !4

'ns&illed !rades   na .:5@@@@ !5

( )unter * )unter+ 1,-.a

(( )unter * )unter+ 1,.-b

((( Pearlman+ Schmidt * )unter+ 1,./

((((0orthup+1,.

Job %amilies

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Test Scoreo* Com&le,it- Ste&s

Score!" common for plant emplo#ees and material handlers

!5 the threshold level &here emplo#ers ma# eApect emplo#ees

to learn from &ritten manuals.

!4 evel &here emplo#ees are first able to &or, independent

from supervision$ usuall# in repair or s,illed trades

"! BapproAimatel# the average score for all &or,ers in the 7.%.C

common &ith emplo#ees &ho &or, &ith standardiDedalphanumeric s#stems

": usuall# found &ith first line supervisors

"6 associated &ith middle management and higher level

technicians

+0 found &ith professionals and eAecutive level managers.

nterpretation

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"lidit- of WPT Tests

"redictive +alidity "redictor +alidity 

 /bilit#BI.e. W1TC .9+

*ollege grades .++

=iodata .++

ducation ."6

3eference chec,s ."9

Interest ."0

Intervie& .!!

 /ge ).0"

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3onderlic 3AS 4A!5 3onderlic 3AS 4A!5

Aged corrected 6ull Scale Aptitude Aged corrected 6ull Scale AptitudeScore 7 849 Score 7 849

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Wonderlic$W/I% /T= Test %core *omparison

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Reli"*ilit- of WPT Tests

8Test 9 retest reli"*ilities 1st

 (uestionE h")e r"n!edfrom %A2 to %485on!itudin"l reli"*ilit- 2nd (uestionE ."s

me"sured *- Dodrill 14A3E "t %48ltern"te form reli"*ilities .hen corrected

differences in de!ree of difficult-E r"n!e form %>3 to

%478'ntern"l Consistenc- me"sured *- Mc 0el)ie

14A4E r"n!e from %AA to %4

8With 0uder Rich"rdson 0R:2 formul" me"sured *- Wheeless "nd Ser&ento 14A2E 0R:2 r I %AA

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@"ir Testin! Pro!r"m

8'm&ro&er Test dministr"tion8=)er Reli"nce =n Test Score8@"ir &&lic"tion of Test Score Re(uirements