LIBERTYVILLE, IL, JANUARY 11, 2007: Wonderlic, Inc., will introduce the latest version of its
renowned intelligence test, the Wonderlic Personnel Test – Revised (WPT-R), on January 16,
2007.
Development of the new version, the WPT-R, required years of research, and thousands of field
tests administered by clients to their job applicants. The 12-minute test of cognitive
ability, or general intelligence, has been taken by more than 125 million people since 1937 –
leaving the revision with some oversized shoes to fill.
“Many organizations have been using the WPT for decades,” explains Charles F. Wonderlic,
President and CEO. ”It is as much a part of their corporate culture as it is our own. If we
were going to replace that test, it had to be substantially better without losing the
essential characteristics valued by those clients.”
To ensure that clients were involved in every step of the process, the WPT-R went through five
separate rounds of field testing involving 427 companies and 36,543 test takers. The resulting
new forms of the WPT-R incorporate the latest advances in test development and scoring, which
makes it an even more accurate predictor of success on the job.
The items on the test are designed for working adults and range from general math and English
to syllogisms and spatial relations items. In field testing, test takers were very comfortable
with the new format and item content of the WPT-R.
“The biggest change is in the accuracy of administration and scoring,” says Executive Vice
President Winnie Clonts. The WPT-R is administered online or using a bubble form answer sheet
and is scored by Wonderlic itself. “This eliminates the human error associated with hand
scoring. We also provide an online database of scores and other job applicant information to
facilitate better hiring decisions.”
About Wonderlic
The Wonderlic Personnel Test is a 12-minute test of cognitive ability, or general
intelligence, which has been taken by more than 125 million people since 1937. Wonderlic
serves thousands of clients, including the NFL Combine, which has used the Wonderlic Personnel
Test for more than 30 years as part of its draft selection process. Wonderlic tests are
referenced in hundreds of books on psychology and have been featured on Dateline, CNBC,
Lifetime, CNNfn, and 20/20. More than 130 million people have taken Wonderlic assessments.
For more information Call Leah Anchor, Marketing Project Coordinator, at (800) 323-3742.
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