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Intelligence and cognitive ability

Thomas International General Intelligence Assessment.

GIA

What it measures
fluid intelligence (g); reasoning; perceptual speed; number speed and accuracy; word meaning (verbal); spatial visualization
Length and format
5 speeded subtests (Reasoning, Perceptual Speed, Number Speed & Accuracy, Word Meaning, Spatial Visualisation). highly speeded online subtests yielding overall fluid-ability and subtest scores; ~20 min testing + ~20 min examples (performance/ability test)
Language versions
Localized into many languages for multinational hiring
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Thomas International. (1993/2010s). General Intelligence Assessment (GIA). Marlow, UK: Thomas International.

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