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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2008 May 16;31(1):111–116. doi: 10.1080/13803390802020443

Table 1.

Auditory Verbal Learning Test long term percent retention age adjusted scaled scores

MOANS AVLT Percent Retention Values Age Range
Scaled Score 56-66 59-69 62-72 65-75 68-78 71-81 74-84 77-87 80-90 83+
2 0-10 0-10 - - - - - - - -
3 11-13 11-13 0-5 0-5 - - - - - -
4 14-15 14-15 6-12 6-12 0-10 0-5 - - - -
5 16-37 16-30 13-21 13-21 11-19 6-20 0-7 - - -
6 38-53 31-45 22-42 22-38 20-36 21-36 8-27 0-24 0-24 0-19
7 54-58 46-54 43-53 39-49 37-49 37-49 28-44 25-36 25-32 20-32
8 59-64 55-62 54-60 50-59 50-56 50-56 45-56 37-49 33-49 33-45
9 65-75 63-71 61-70 60-65 57-63 57-62 57-61 50-60 50-59 46-54
10 76-83 72-82 71-80 66-76 64-74 63-74 62-71 61-69 60-69 55-65
11 84-88 83-88 81-84 77-83 75-80 75-80 72-79 70-75 70-75 66-70
12 89-93 89-92 85-90 84-89 81-86 81-86 80-86 76-84 76-84 71-80
13 94+ 93-95 91-94 90-92 87-90 87-90 87-90 85-90 85-90 81-86
14 - 96+ 95+ 93-94 91-94 91-94 91-94 91-94 91-94 87-92
15 - - - 95+ 95+ 95+ 95+ 95+ 95+ 93+

Note. Compiled from Ivnik et al. (1992)25 by permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved. Norms utilize overlapping age ranges as explained in the original text. AVLT = Auditory Verbal Learning Test; MOANS=Mayo's Older Americans Normative Studies.