Test Description
The Universal Cognitive Aptitude Test (UCAT) is a pre-employment aptitude test that measures general aptitude, which includes the ability to solve problems, digest and apply information, learn new skills, and think critically. As a language-independent test, the UCAT does not test verbal ability, making it easily translatable and ideal for international use. The UCAT consists of 40 items with a 20 minute time limit.
Score Reports
Each individual is given a raw score and a percentile ranking. The raw score indicates how many questions (out of 40) the individual answered correctly, while the percentile ranking is a relative performance metric that indicates how the individual scored in relation to others who have taken the test. For example, a percentile ranking of 65 means that an individual scored better than 65% of the group on which the test was normed.
SampleUCATQuestions:
1. A city has a population of 1300. If the city’s population grows 30%, what is its new population?
- 1420
- 1510
- 1600
- 1690
- 1780
Answer: D
2. How many of the four pictures in the left hand column are exactly the same as the corresponding picture in the right hand column?
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Answer: C
Validity Information
Construct Validity:The UCAT has been shown to be highly correlated with other leading measures of cognitive aptitude. For example, for a sample of 252 people who took theCriteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT)and the UCAT, there was a high (r=.80) correlation between the tests.
Languages Offered:
- English (US) - Default
- Arabic
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English (UK)
- French (Canadian)
- German
- Hindi
- Italian
- Japanese
- Macedonian
- Polish
- Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish (Latin American)
- Swedish
- Ukrainian
