The Core Reasoning Assessment is an innovative cognitive ability assessment specifically designed for use in organizational contexts to support evidence-based talent decisions. It measures critical thinking, problem-solving, and logical reasoning through a concise, adaptive testing format. Leveraging advanced psychometric techniques, including the 2-Parameter Logistic model and computer adaptive testing, the CRA ensures precision, fairness, and efficiency, typically taking less than 15 minutes to complete.
The psychometric foundations of the CRA are robust, validated through rigorous testing with a global sample of 4,410 individuals. Results demonstrate strong reliability, a clear single-factor structure indicating unidimensionality, and substantial construct validity, evidenced by high correlations with established cognitive ability measures. Ongoing analyses consistently confirm no adverse impact and bias across demographic groups.
As an actively evolving assessment tool, we continue to improve the CRA through expanded item pools, comprehensive norming, rigorous fairness testing, and validation research. Deeper Signals remains committed to the ongoing improvement and validation of the CRA, inviting collaboration from research institutions and enterprises to advance its predictive validity, accuracy, and applicability across diverse organizational contexts.
For a deeper understand of the theoretical foundations, methodological details, validation research, and future development initiatives behind the CRA, download the full technical manual below.