Review

Outside of the NFL, the scores vary quite a bit by profession. Systems analysts, chemists, and engineers average over thirty. At the same time, the craftsman and manual labor professions average from fourteen to eighteen.

Many companies now use the WonScore to screen candidates to see how they might fit into the organization. As I mentioned a bit earlier, there are different versions of the original test. The basic form is fifty multiple choice questions that must be completed in twelve minutes. It is common for most candidates not to answer all fifty questions in that short amount of time. And just to be clear, this same test, with its multiple choice questions, is Part One of the WonScore test. So, you can expect to take it.

Believe it or not, the key to answering as many questions as possible is to relax and not stress about the clock. And the key to not stressing is preparation. If you are prepared, the answers to the questions should come easier to you. You have control over that. What you cannot control is the fact that the clock will tick away a second at a time regardless of what you do. It's not worth worrying about. Be aware of the time but focus on the questions.

REVIEW

Now I will give you a brief review of all the information I presented in this lecture. The original Wonderlic Test is now known as the Wonderlic Contemporary Cognitive Ability Test. It is used to gather an assessment of cognitive ability and an aptitude for problem solving. Today there are prospective employers in a wide range of occupations using this test. Eldon Wonderlic developed the test when he was a graduate student.

The Wonderlic exam consists of fifty questions. You have twelve minutes to complete the exam. The test score is based simply on the number of correct answers. If you get thirty out of fifty correct, then your score is thirty. This Cognitive Test is only one third of the current version of the full WonScore exam.

The original Wonderlic was the first of its kind. It was the first cognitive abilities test that was short and did not take hours to complete or to score.

Wonderlic’s goal in creating the test was to help companies select qualified employees. The first organizations to use the Wonderlic test were Oscar Meyer and A, T, and T.

The NFL still uses the original Wonderlic as a pre draft assessment at the annual NFL Combine. The test has been in use since nineteen seventy. The average NFL score is nineteen. The average for everyone who takes the test is twenty.

The current version of Wonderlic is actually called WonScore; it is an assessment tool living on the cloud and completed online.

Wonderlic is an intelligence and vocational test. These types of tests are developed in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The results of IQ tests are used to measure intellectual disability or to determine appropriate educational placement. Many tests, like Wonderlic, are used to predict a person’s future job performance.

There are many other common IQ tests in use today besides Wonderlic. That said, Wonderlic's WonScore is among the most reliable.