ABOUT WONDERLIC Wonderlic in the current WonScore version is the easiest and quickest way to measure intelligence and future job performance. Psychometricians design and develop the tests as well as the scoring systems. The Wonderlic WonScore tests are considered to be very statistically reliable and valid. The goal of a Wonderlic test is to determine how a potential employee measures up to educational, job, and training potential. As you just heard, there are a number of other test options that may be used to accomplish this task. The advantage of Wonderlic, though, is that it is quick and easy to administer. There are five versions of the original Wonderlic. However, in an article in the Journal of Applied Psychology, it was noted that some versions were more difficult than others. This report by Weaver and Boneau was published in nineteen fifty six. It was believed that test forms A and B were harder and skewed the scoring. Scores on versions A and B were much lower than those on forms C, C, and F at that time. These differences were explained by the fact that forms A and B were much newer versions. The report also suggested that version F was the easiest of the five while version B was the hardest. Then in nineteen eighty two, a study was done by Carl Dodrill. He gave the original Wonderlic to a group of fifty seven adults twice in five years. He determined that the original Wonderlic was much more reliable in the retesting area than other IQ tests such as the Pearson test. These results were reported in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and Psychological Reports, respectively. From all of this data, Wonderlic has come to be and is still considered very reliable. The Wonderlic is also considered to be valid and “associated with overall intellectual functioning.” This was the consensus of Kerry Lassiter and T Matthews in a Psychological Reports article. They found Wonderlic test results to be just as valid as the General Aptitude Test Battery.
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