Academic Aptitude Test (AAT)

AAT

Andrew Kobal

Academic Aptitude Test (AAT)

Verbal Intelligence Test

Type if test

Crystallized Intelligence

Focus on:

Multiple choice

Format:

Easy to Moderate

Difficulty:

Paper-and-pencil test

Mode:

Speed test

Timing

Limitations

• Disadvantages to those with limited language proficiency

• May be biased toward certain cultural/educational background

• Does not measure non-verbal intelligence

General Information

You stored knowledge from education and life experiences

Mental Alertness

• Comprehension

• Judgement

• Arithmetic Reasoning

Comprehension

Understanding and interpreting information

Judgement

Making sound decisions and reasoning through problems

Arithmetic Reasoning

Solving math-related word problems logically

Comprehension of Relations

• Logical Selection

• Analogies

• Classification

Logical Selection

Choosing the most reasonable option given a situation

Analogies

Understanding relationships between pairs of words or ideas

M.A. = I.Q. x C.A.

100

Mental Age (M.A.)

C.A. = M.A. x 100

I.Q.

Chronological Age (C.A.)

I.Q. = M.A.

C.A. x 100

Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.)

Z-score (Standard score)

Mean = 0

SD = 1

T-score (Thurstone)

Mean = 50

SD = 10

Stanine (Standard 9)

Mean = 5

SD = 2

Sten (Standard 10)

Mean = 5.5

SD = 2

IQ (Intelligence quotient)

Mean = 100

SD = 15

0.1%

If z-score is ≤ -3.0 what is the percentile?

20

if the z-score is ≤ -3.0 and the percentile is 0.1% what is the t-score?

2.3%

If z-score is -2.0 what is the percentile?

30

if the z-score is -2.0 and the percentile is 2.3% what is the t-score?

15.9%

If z-score is -1.0 what is the percentile?

40

if the z-score is -1.0 and the percentile is 15.9% what is the t-score?

50%

If z-score is 0 what is the percentile?

50

if the z-score is 0 and the percentile is 50% what is the t-score?

84.1%

If z-score is 1.0 what is the percentile?

60

if the z-score is 1.0 and the percentile is 84.1% what is the t-score?

97.7%

If z-score is 2.0 what is the percentile?

70

if the z-score is 2.0 and the percentile is 97.7% what is the t-score?

99.9%

If z-score is ≥ 3.0 what is the percentile?

80

if the z-score is ≥ 3.0 and the percentile is 99.9% what is the t-score?

Raw score to z-score

x - mean
SD

z-score to T-Score

(z • 10) + 50

z-score to stanine

(z • 2) + 5

z-score to sten

(z • 2) + 5.5

z-score to IQ

(z • 15) + 100