The Wonderlic Ability-to-Benefit (ATB) Program

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Overview

The The Wonderlic ATB Program has been approved by the U.S. Department of Education for use in qualifying non-high school graduates for Federal Title IV “Ability-to-Benefit” Funding. The program is comprehensive and covers everything from using an approved test, registering and reviewing Independent Test Administrators (ITA), official scoring of the tests by Wonderlic and statistical reporting.

Content

The U.S. Department of Education approves tests and passing scores for the ATB program. Two Wonderlic tests are approved for use in the ATB program. For programs taught in English, the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test is used. For programs taught in Spanish, the Scholastic Level Exam in Spanish is used.

Independent Test Administrator Certification and Test Scoring

ITAs sponsored by your school must complete Wonderlic’s registration and certification process. Certified ITAs are trained in the approved procedures for conducting the testing session and audited annually for compliance. For more information about becoming an ITA call 877.605.9494.
Tests are administered and sent to Wonderlic by the ITA only. All tests must be sent to the Wonderlic Testing Services Department for official ATB scoring.
Wonderlic provides official test score reports to the student and the school. Only test scores appearing on the WBST and SLE Individual ATB Score Report provided by the Wonderlic Testing Services Department may be used for ATB determination.
Wonderlic audits the testing program on a regular basis.

Retesting

If there is a reason to doubt the accuracy of a test administration, such as a disruption during the testing session or a test score that falls within less than one standard error of measurement, the applicant should be retested. The rules for retesting are very specific in terms of waiting time and test form usage. For more details, click here.

Quarterly Reporting

A quarterly report is provided to each school and ITA participating in the Wonderlic ATB Program. This report presents local testing norms and is designed to help schools monitor their testing programs for accuracy, fairness and compliance with Wonderlic Procedures and U.S. Department of Education regulations.

To become a part of the Wonderlic ATB Program, please call Wonderlic Education Solutions at 877.605.9494.