MD5 Mental Ability Test (MD5)
For use with: selection of all occupations and educational levels.
Number of items: 57 items
Administration time: 15 minutes
Qualification level: A
Complete Kit Include: Includes 5 Reusable Design Booklets, Manual; Scoring Key; 50 All-Forms Answer Sheets
The test consists of 57 items in a non-reusable booklet and involves finding missing letters, numbers or words, represented by the corresponding number of asterisks. Either pencil-and-paper or computer-based versions are available. The MD5 is easy to administer as the instructions are clearly given in the Technical Manual or on-screen for the computer-based version. Normative data exists for several different groups, ranging from job applicants with no GCSE qualifications to middle-level managers. The manual also gives details of the test's reliability and validity together with correlations with other mental ability tests.