Ravens Progressive Matrices
Ravens Progressive Matrices
Ravens Progressive Matrices
Raven's Progressive Matrices provide a trusted, nonverbal assessment of intelligence. Because these scales
minimize the impact of language skills and cultural bias, they are particularly well suited to measuring the
intelligence of individuals with reading problems or hearing impairment, as well as those whose native
language is not English.
Appropriate for both children and adults, Raven's Progressive Matrices measure two complementary
components of general intelligence: the capacity to think clearly and make sense of complex data (eductive
ability); and the capacity to store and reproduce information (reproductive ability).
The test offers three progressively more difficult forms intended for different populations. Items on all forms
ask the examinee to identify the missing component in a series of figural patterns. Grouped in sets, the items
require increasingly greater skill in encoding and analyzing information.
The three forms are summarized below:
Each of the three forms can be group or individually administered, and each produces a single raw score,
which can be converted to a percentile or a standard score. Parallel forms are available for the CPM, SPM,
and SPM-Plus.
The instrument of choice in cross-cultural studies of intelligence, Raven's Progressive Matrices have long
been used to measure cognitive ability free of verbal interference. The scales are particularly helpful in
assessing ethnically diverse populations, and they are among the few intelligence tests that detect "sub-
optimal performance," also known as "faking bad."
Component
SET: Includes 4 Reusable Design Booklets, one each for the Coloured and Standard Progressive Matrices (PC-
1A and PC-2A) and one each for Sets I and II of the Advanced Progressive Matrices (PC-3A and PC-3B); 4
Manuals-Section 1 (General Overview) plus Sections 2, 3, and 4, for the Coloured, Standard, and Advanced
Progressive Matrices; 1 Manual Research Supplement No. 3; Scoring Keys for all 3 Forms; 100 All-Forms
Answer Sheets. (Does not include components for the SPM-Plus.)