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- Q. Why do schools use Wonderlic tests?
- A. Wonderlic is unique in providing testing services to both employers and adult education programs. Wonderlic educational testing measures a student’s ability to acquire and use knowledge and skills. Ultimately, student success relies on the capability to deal with both classroom and workplace demands. Wonderlic educational testing services provide the best support for interpreting student capabilities in both vocational training and the work environment.
- Q. How do you choose a minimum test score for general admissions purposes?
- A. Choosing a minimum score for an adult education program or vocational training is a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, Wonderlic has accurate data to show what the average test scores are for job applicants for these positions. On the other hand, hands-on training helps lower scoring individuals become more qualified for a specific job. Wonderlic consultants work with schools to identify minimum scores for each vocational training program that increase student success, improve student retention rates, lower student loan default rates, and improve career placement programs while accommodating the school’s need to provide services to the most students. For more information about this process, call us at 877.605.9494.
- Q. How do Wonderlic consultants work with schools?
- A. Wonderlic consultants specialize in helping schools to identify the most appropriate, adult educational program specific, and legally defensible student admissions solutions, including educational tests, minimum scores, process and staff training. They also provide school survey services that include student surveys, staff surveys, parent surveys, graduate surveys, and local employer surveys. Wonderlic consultants manage the entire process and produce customized reports for each client.
- Q. What types of schools use Wonderlic?
- A. Wonderlic serves the needs of a variety of schools that provide vocational training and adult education programs to individuals preparing for jobs. Our clients include; private post-secondary schools, community colleges, allied health care programs, trade and technical schools, votech schools, secondary schools, career placement programs, job training partnership programs, cosmetology schools, union apprenticeship programs, computer training organizations, and corporate training programs.
- Q. Why do community colleges use Wonderlic?
- A. Community colleges provide adult education programs to individuals who have been out of school for many years. Lengthy tests are simply inappropriate for adults long out of school, yet individual skills and abilities must be evaluated. Wonderlic tests are designed to measure adult characteristics quickly, accurately and cost-effectively. What’s more, the American Council on Education and the U.S. Department of Education have recognized Wonderlic tests as valid predictors of vocational training success. Community colleges use Wonderlic educational testing services for admission into vocational training programs.
- Q. Why do secondary schools use Wonderlic?
- A. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) necessitated greater demands for accountability and individual student assessment. Secondary schools particularly appreciate the Wonderlic school survey program that provides valuable, objective feedback from students, staff, and parents. This information is used in school improvement planning. Wonderlic educational testing services also offers quick math placement tests and English placement tests to identify those students who require extra attention to achieve NCLB standards.
- Q. What Wonderlic tests are available directly to individuals?
- A. The Career Directions Inventory (CDI) is designed to assist individuals in identifying and investigating careers in which they have the greatest likelihood of satisfaction and success. It is available to the public and appears as a link on the Wonderlic Education homepage. Schools may offer the Career Directions Inventory as a career assessment test in their career placement program.
- Q. How do you register to be an Independent Test Administrator?
- A. Registration as an Independent Test Administrator for Ability-to-Benefit testing purposes requires the sponsorship of a post-secondary school that is participating in the Wonderlic ATB program. ITA requirements, a description of the certification process, and the required registration forms which can be found in the Description of the Wonderlic ATB Program.
- Q. Which Wonderlic tests are on the Internet?
- A. Internet versions of Wonderlic tests fall into two categories:
- Tests that can be administered from any location:
- Tests that must be administered by a proctor:
- Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST)
- Scholastic Level Exam (SLE) - English, Spanish, Mexican, Puerto Rican