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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