Talentlens is a subsidiary of Pearson Education LTD, specializing in providing Pearson tests for big and small companies worldwide. The test publisher has international assessment centers across many countries including Europe, Australia, North America, and more.

In this article, we’ll be providing you with an overall breakdown of each Pearson assessment, its testing areas, and comprehensive practice packages.

What are Pearson Talentlens assessments?

Talentlens Assessments are published by Talentlens – a part of Pearson Education LTD. Talentlens’s test packages are supported by 70 years of research with the purpose of helping companies and organizations identify, select and retain talent.

Depending on the specific position and company, candidates sitting for a Pearson test are likely to take assessments on decision-making ability, their fit to organizational culture, and the likelihood of counterproductive behaviors.

By adopting Pearson Talentlens tests in the recruitment process and talent development, companies can reduce the risk of making an uninformed hire.

The test provider also designs different test packages covering 3 key aspects of talent management: selection, development, and graduate recruitment.

More precisely, the Watson Glaser critical thinking assessment focuses on measuring critical thinking ability— as defined by Talentlens “the ability to look at a situation and clearly understand it from multiple perspectives while separating facts from opinions and assumptions.”

Watson Glaser assessment format

This is a timed-online test with a time allowance of 30-minute maximum to complete all the assessment questions. Along with test instructions and practice questions, it can take employers up to 40 minutes to administer the test.

The Watson Glaser consists of 40 questions, including a new bank of business-relevant questions for international use. Pearson Talentlens makes the critical thinking assessment suitable for unsupervised screening of candidates by using its “item-bank”. The item bank includes a group of questions randomly selected from a large pool of resources. 

However, job applicants might also take this test online in a supervised environment such as an assessment or development center depending on specific employers’ requirements.

This test is available in many different languages, which are:

Watson Glaser performance report

There are two types of performance reports available for candidates, depending on each company’s request and test purposes whether for training or hiring.

This is an untimed and unsupervised test that is suitable for a wide range of testing purposes such as Talent identification, apprenticeships, career guidance, and higher education.

The test questions reflect tasks involving numerical data in various roles in the modern workplace. It helps companies and organizations predict how well an individual will perform when encountering data interpretation assignments in the workplace. The test permits the use of calculators and also includes free-response questions – a simulation of data encountered at work. 

Numerical Data Interpretation test format

The test questions are drawn from a large question bank which ensures no candidates receive the same question set. Therefore, the test can be administered online to test-takers for unsupervised remote completion.

There are both multiple-choice and free-response questions in the test. With free response items, candidates are less likely to guess the correct answer and it helps improve the accuracy of the assessment.

This test is specifically designed for executive, managerial, sales, IT, admin, and technical roles. It includes 21 items that should be done within 30 minutes. It is available in English and French.

By using Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices Test, employers have a better insight into how candidates can identify patterns and solve problems related to their business industry. The test offers informative reports on each individual’s capacity of analysing and solving problems, cognitive thinking, abstract reasoning, and learning ability.

Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices Test is widely used within graduate recruitment and for numerous roles across multiple sectors. Like other tests published by Pearson Talentlens, Raven’s can be administered online to any job applicant in unsupervised remote conditions. 

Different Raven’s test formats

The assessment includes 23 items that should be done within 40 minutes. It presents questions using three-by-three geometric designs. Each given image contains a missing piece. The candidate is asked to choose the correct missing piece among eight options to complete the pattern within the matrix.

There are a number of different Raven’s test formats. The difference among these Raven’s test variations is the number of questions and the amount of time it takes to finish the test.

Raven’s scoring

Raven’s does not use percentage scores for its scoring report. There is no fixed score for each of the questions since the question’s level of difficulty is taken into account. For example, if you answer correctly more difficult and challenging questions in the test, you will obtain higher marks than a candidate who only answers correctly the easier and less challenging ones.

When interpreting your Raven’s score, you’ll first be given a theta score ranging from -4.000 to +4.000. This is the first-grade prediction of your capability. Candidates with a bottom-of-the-scale score (-4.000) will be individuals with extremely low ability, while ones with scores at the top (+4.000) will be people with extremely high ability.

Pearson Talentlens will provide employers with a percentile report for easier comprehension and comparison. Each individual will be benchmarked against other test-takers of the Raven’s assessment, or the selected norm groups of Pearson Talentlens. If your percentile score is 73%, it means your score is equal to or higher than 73% of the people participating in the test.