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Structure of Intellect Learning Abilities Test (SOI-LA)
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Recognizing that students have different types of intelligence, the
Structure of Intellect
Learning Abilities Test (SOI-LA) tells you "what kind,"
not just "how much." The SOI-LA
assesses up to 26 separate cognitive
abilities.
Instead of a global IQ score, it provides
a detailed profile of each student's
intellectual strengths and weaknesses--a profile that improves
student
evaluation, simplifies placement, and guides teaching.
The SOI-LA
is based on Guilford's multifactor model of intelligence, which
classifies
cognitive activity according to three dimensions:
Operations
• Cognition
• Memory
• Evaluation
• Convergent Production
• Divergent Production
Contents
• Figural
• Symbolic
• Semantic
• Behavioral
Products
• Units
• Classes
• Relations
• Systems
• Transformations
• Implications
Each of 26 subtests measures a single three-dimensional cognitive factor.
For
example,
the first subtest, CFU, measures "cognition of figural units."
The test
Manual describes
each of the 26 abilities assessed, explains its
relation to
academic achievement, and
notes the significance of high and low scores.
The SOI-LA is available in two Alternate Forms, A and B, which are ideal for
pre- and
posttesting. Each includes all 26 subtests and yields a comprehensive
profile of abilities.
Either form can be individually or group administered to
students in grades 2 through 12,
and to adults. A school psychologist or
counselor can give Form A or B in about 2.5 hours.
To assess specific areas, two additional forms are also available: the Gifted
Screening
Form (Form G), which is useful in identifying gifted students (second
grade through
adulthood); and the Primary Form (Form P), which assesses reading and cognitive style
(K through
third grade), and presents items in larger print, on larger paper, so that younger children can read them more easily. These forms
combine selected SOI-LA subtests, and
each requires about 1 hour to administer.
In addition to general cognitive assessment, the SOI-LA is widely used to:
diagnose learning disabilities, prescribe educational interventions, profile
strengths and weaknesses, identify reasons for underachievement, match cognitive
style and curriculum material, and screen
for gifted students. The Divergent
Production subtests, which are unique to the SOI-LA, are particularly useful in
assessing creative thinking.
Because the SOI-LA measures discrete cognitive abilities, test results lead to
specific educational interventions. The SOI-LA profile tells you at a glance
which abilities are poorly developed and which are strong enough to serve as the
basis for further intellectual growth.
To help you apply this information in the
classroom, the Manual presents teaching strategies
for each ability assessed.
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