MindmetriQ™ Gamified Assessments

FAQs

Commonly asked questions.

• What is a gamified assessment and why should I care?

  Because they can measure cognitive ability better than traditional assessments and therefore can better predict job performance. This is closely related to the fact that gamified (i.e. animated, complex, multifaceted) assessments have high g-loading and tap into a person's innate mental horsepower. Measure cognitive ability well and you can predict job performance well.

  
  

  Gamified assessments are not just a gimmick (OK well some are but not well-researched ones like ours); they are used because they work. Employers are embracing this new technology, and those who do can get to the best candidates first.

• I've seen a lot of gamified stuff. Why is MindmetriQ any different?

  Our gamified assessments correlate with Spearman's g just as well, if not better than other aptitude tests (gamified or not). And that's a big claim, which we can backup through the research in our Full Technical Manual.

  
  

  When we developed our MindmetriQ series we went back to the drawing board and thought carefully about why we were doing it, instead of just jumping on the gamification bandwagon. The rationale was actually quite clear: 'games' can require a lot of mental horsepower if you design in complex mental tasks. We know from the scientific literature that tasks which require high mental horsepower (or cognitive ability, or intellect, or g, call it what you will) predict job performance very well.

  
  

  So with this strong rationale we got quite excited about developing something which was both enjoyable and effective. We set about designing gamified cognitive tasks which tap into cognitive ability. We followed the usual process when designing a valid and reliable psychometric test: define clearly the constructs; produce item writing specifications; write loads of items (hundreds in our case because the assessments are all adaptive); trial them on lots of people (over 19,000 respondents in our case); calibrate item difficulty; calculate reliability; measure fit, quality and guessability; refine and re-calibrate; validate against existing measures; conduct adverse impact studies; and build norm groups.

  
  

  We succeeded in our objective of creating an exciting product candidates would enjoy and predicts job performance very well.

  
  

  Please do have a look at the stats in our technical manual to see why we're so proud of the MindmetriQ gamified assessments.

• How do you protect candidate data?

  We're glad you asked! This is something Test Partnership are quite passionate about and we have implemented privacy by design principles throughout our organisation. We have a whole host of safeguards including: access control; encryption; firewalls; retention policies; and anonymisation. To see all the steps we take please see our GDPR page.

• What is adaptive testing and how does it work for gamified assessments?

  Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) is an iterative algorithm which maximises the accuracy and reliability of a psychometric assessment. It does this by selecting the most effective questions for each candidate, based on their specific level of ability.

  
  

  When a candidate answers a question incorrectly, that candidate’s estimated ability is lowered, and the assessment dynamically changes difficulty to become slightly easier. When a candidate answers a question correctly, that candidate’s estimated ability is raised, and the assessment subsequently administers slightly harder items. This makes the assessment far more accurate and greatly reduces candidates’ ability to cheat, as each candidate receives a unique combination of items.

  
  

  So how is this applied to gamified assessments?

  
  

  Gamified assessments are psychometric assessments just like any other, and subsequently work on the basis of items and item banks. Each assessment within the MindmetriQ suite has its own item bank, allowing the CAT algorithm to choose from a wide range of questions. This makes our games both more accurate and harder to cheat on than most other gamified assessments.

• What devices can I complete MindmetriQ on?

  Unlike most traditional ability tests, MindmetriQ is equally accessible on mobile and tablet devices as it is on desktop or laptop computers. Traditional ability tests, especially numerical reasoning tests which include dense graphs or tables of information, are very difficult to fit on a small screen, limiting accessibility. MindmetriQ however, has been designed from scratch to be 100% mobile compatible. So you can use any device to complete MindmetriQ.

• How much does it cost to use MindmetriQ?

  It's best to contact us for pricing on the MindmetriQ series because we can do custom packages. It depends on many factors including number of candidates, fixed-term or flexible, customisation, and collaboration opportunities.

• Can we customise MindmetriQ to our branding?

  Yes, it's easy for us to customise the branding, colours, layout, logo, URL, and format of our assessments to meet specific your needs. This can range from a relatively simple colour change, to a complete redesign of the assessment, and everything in between. Customisations come at extra cost, so it's best to discuss this with us.

• Can we get MindmetriQ in a language other than English?

  Four of the games (Net The Numbers, Number Racer, Pipe Puzzle, and Shape Spinner) are easy to translate into other languages. We currently offer these in English, español and français. The word games (Word Logic and Link Swipe) are much more difficult to translate, we only offer these in English.