TABLE 2: INTERPRETING GUIDE FOR THE WONDERLIC TESTS

S
C PERSONNEL
O TEST JOB EDUCATION TRAINING
R SCORES POTENTIAL POTENTIAL POTENTIAL
E 0 to 50

35 –

34 –
28 Upper level management; only College graduate mean IQ 120; Able to gather and synthesize
33 – and upper 17% of population score WPT 29. Central tendency for information easily; can infer
OVER within this range. graduate students is WPT 30 information and conclusions
32 – from on-the-job situations.
31 –

30 –
Managerial potential and upper
Above average individuals; can
29 – level clerical positions; 24% of May enter college; mean
26 the population score within this be trained with typical college
score for college freshmen – format; able to learn much on
28 – to range; gathers information;
IQ 115; WPT 24 their own; e.g. independent
30 analyzes and makes decisions
27 – from a limited number of study or reading assignments.
choices.
26 –
General clerical and first line Mean for High School grads.
25 – supervisors; able to train others Is IQ 110; WPT 21; Central
20 tendency for College Able to learn routines quickly;
for routine positions; gathers train with combination of written
24 – to information; may require help Freshmen WPT 24 – have a
materials with actual on the job
better than average chance of
26 with making decisions. 29% of experience.
23 – the population score within this completing High School
curriculum. 50/50 chance of
range.
22 – graduating from college.

21 –
Routine office worker can run May enter High School; will Successful in elementary
20 – routinized equipment; 27% of probably select classes which settings and would benefit from
16 the population scores in this are on a less academic track; programmed or mastery
19 – to range. Given enough time can Central tendency for High learning approaches; important
22 learn and perform jobs with School Junior, WPT 16. to allow enough time and
18 – lengthy routinized steps; “hands on” (on the job)
perform simple operations with experience previous to work.
17 –
lists of names and numbers.
16 –
Operate simple process equip- Slightly better than average
15 – ment; 21% of the population chance of reaching the 9 th Need to be “explicitly taught”
10 score within this range. Given grade or entering high school. most of what they must learn;
14 – to ample time can learn limited successful approach is to use
Central tendency for High
number of steps for routinized School Sophomore WPT 15, apprenticeship program; may
13 – 17 jobs; if deviations occur on the not benefit from “book learning’
High School Freshmen WPT
job will have difficulty estab- training.
12 – 13, 8 th grade WPT 11.
lishing or using contingencies.
11 –
Use very simple tools and
10 – Armed forces IQ cut off score Unlikely to benefit from
12 equipment; repair furniture; formalized training setting;
assist electrician; simple between 75 – 80. Central
9– or successful using simple tools
carpentry; domestic work. 13% tendency for 7 th grade WPT 9.
LESS under consistent supervision.
8– of the population score within
this range.
7–

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