What the Scores Mean
How scoring works, what performance bands tell you, why the factor profile matters more than any single number, and how to use results constructively.
How Scoring Works
Each of the four cognitive factors produces a percentage score: questions answered correctly out of the total for that factor in your child's age tier. These percentages are grouped into performance bands and displayed as a four-factor profile.
The most informative result is not any single score but the profile — the pattern of relative strengths and growth areas across all four factors. A child who scores 85% on Visual Puzzles and 45% on Number Sense has a meaningfully different profile from one who scores 65% across the board, even if their overall averages are similar.
Each age tier has a different number of questions per factor, so the percentage is what makes scores comparable — not the raw count.
Performance Bands
Five bands group percentage scores into meaningful categories. The same scale applies across all three age tiers.
| Band | Percentage | What It Suggests |
|---|---|---|
| Exceptional | 90–100% | Outstanding strength in this area |
| Above Average | 75–89% | Notably strong performance |
| Average | 50–74% | Solid, age-appropriate reasoning |
| Below Average | 25–49% | An area with room for growth |
| Developing | 0–24% | May benefit from targeted support |
"Average" means age-appropriate. It doesn't mean mediocre — it means your child is reasoning at a level that's developmentally expected and healthy. More than half of all scores for any given age group will fall in this range.
The Factor Profile
The factor profile is where the real insight lives. An overall "Above Average" result is encouraging, but knowing which factors are strongest tells you something specific about how your child's mind works.
A child strongest in visual-spatial processing may thrive with hands-on, diagram-based learning. A child strongest in inductive reasoning may benefit from being given problems to figure out rather than procedures to memorize. The profile turns a single assessment into actionable information about learning style.
Variation between factors is the norm, not the exception. Most children do not score uniformly across all four factors. An uneven profile is useful information — it tells you more than a flat one.
What Scores Don't Tell You
Using Results Constructively
Celebrate strengths first
Start with what your child does well. Children who believe they're capable of intellectual growth develop faster than those who believe ability is fixed.
Frame growth areas as opportunities
A lower score doesn't mean "bad at" — it means room for development. In most cases, targeted practice produces real improvement. Spatial reasoning especially responds well to training.
Look at the profile, not just numbers
The pattern across all four factors is more meaningful than any individual score. It points toward specific learning approaches and enrichment strategies.
Revisit periodically
Cognitive abilities develop over time. Re-assessing every 6–12 months reveals growth trends and helps track the impact of enrichment activities.
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