CogTypes
Meet your CogType: how you work best, in plain language
A CogType turns a cognitive assessment result into a friendly, shareable type. One strengths language your whole cohort can share, not a clinical label.
A cognitive result, turned into a type you can talk about
Take the cognitive assessment and you get more than scores. You get a CogType: a plain-language summary of how you process information and focus best. It sits on top of your full cognitive profile, translating the detail into something easy to recognise and share.
- Your assessment result, in plain language
- Strengths-forward: how you work best, not what you lack
- Easy to recognise, easy to share
Built from a real cognitive assessment, not a personality quiz
Your CogType comes from two simple things: your Processing Bias (whether you lean verbal or visual) and the focus-session length you work best in, from shorter frequent bursts to longer surges. Underneath sits a real cognitive assessment, not a quiz: nine cognitive domains measured across three indexes. The language on top is plain; the substance below is the science.
- Processing Bias: whether you lean verbal or visual
- Focus length: shorter frequent bursts or longer surges
- Reviewed by PATOSS, the professional association, against JCQ scientific-validity requirements
The CogTypes
Meet the CogTypes
Everyone who takes the assessment gets a CogType: a friendly name for how you process and focus best, built from your Processing Bias and the focus length that suits you. Here are two, to show what they feel like.
Word Strategist
You think in words. You work best putting ideas into language, talking things through and building your understanding step by step.
Visual Navigator
You think in pictures. Diagrams, patterns and space make ideas click, and you navigate by seeing the whole map.
Whichever CogType you get, it names a strength, never a limit.
A strengths language your whole cohort can share
CogTypes let you talk about cognitive difference with everyone, not only the learners who disclose or arrive with a diagnosis. Every learner gets one, so your whole cohort can join a single, strengths-first conversation, instead of support staying a quiet side-channel for the few.
- Recognise how you work best
- Open support conversations without anyone feeling singled out
- Build an inclusive, strengths-first culture across the cohort
This is going to be brilliant. The new report is incredibly useful with some excellent insights into a person's cognitive profile that will help me to carry on tailoring support to each individual and their strengths
A starting point, never a label
A CogType is a conversation starter, not a verdict. It never diagnoses a condition, puts anyone in a box, or replaces the full cognitive profile it summarises. It describes a strength and opens a door: a warm, everyday way to say how you work best, on your terms.
- Never a diagnosis, box or verdict
- Always the friendly summary on top of your full profile, never a replacement
- Yours to share, on your terms
FAQ
Questions about CogTypes
What is a CogType?
A CogType is a plain-language name for how you process information and focus best. It turns your cognitive assessment result into a friendly, shareable type, so cognitive difference is easy and comfortable to talk about.How is my CogType worked out?
It comes from two things in your cognitive assessment: your Processing Bias, whether you lean verbal or visual, and the focus-session length you work best in, from shorter bursts to longer surges. Both are drawn from the assessment's language, visual and memory indexes.Is a CogType a diagnosis?
No. A CogType is a strengths-forward starting point for a conversation, and is deliberately non-clinical. It never diagnoses a condition or labels you, and it does not by itself establish disability under the Equality Act 2010. It sits on top of your full cognitive profile and never replaces it.What are the CogType names?
Every learner gets a CogType named for how they work best, such as Word Strategist or Visual Navigator. Each name reflects your Processing Bias and the focus length that suits you.How does a CogType relate to the cognitive assessment and the cognitive diversity report?
Your CogType is the friendly summary on top. The cognitive assessment and your cognitive diversity report hold the full detail: the CogType makes your result easy to talk about, while the report gives tutors the depth to tailor support.
See CogTypes in the platform
Give your whole cohort a comfortable, strengths-first way to talk about how they work best. Book a demo and see CogTypes in action.