The scores these tests provide are seen to show a person's intelligence. Schools often use such scores on tests of spatial or mathematical logic or language ability, which reflect a person's personality or aptitudes, as an academic reference to estimate a student's academic potential or progress.
由於它測得的成績，被視為可顯示一個人智力的高低，並從空間、數學邏輯、語文等能力的短長，來觀察此人的性向或能力傾向，學校通常以此來衡量學生的學習潛能或成果，作為教學參考。