Essentials of WJ IV Cognitive Abilities Assessment

369 Pages·2016·6.36 MB·English

by  Fredrick A. Schrank

Essentials of WJ IV®
Cognitive Abilities Assessment

Essentials
of WJ IV® Cognitive
Abilities Assessment
Fredrick A. Schrank
Scott L. Decker
John M. Garruto
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LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData:
Names:Schrank,FredrickA.(FredrickAllen),author.|Decker,ScottL.,
author.|Garruto,JohnM.,1973-author.
Title:EssentialsofWJIVcognitiveabilitiesassessment/FredrickA.
Schrank,ScottL.Decker,JohnM.Garruto.
Description:Hoboken,NewJersey:JohnWiley&SonsInc.,[2016]|Includes
index.
Identifiers:LCCN2015050975|ISBN9781119163367(pbk.)|ISBN9781119163381
(epub)|ISBN9781119163374(epdf)
Subjects: LCSH:Woodcock-JohnsonTestsofCognitiveAbility.
Classification:LCCBF432.5.W66S3672016|DDC153.9/3–dc23LCrecordavailableat
http://lccn.loc.gov/2015050975
CoverDesign:Wiley
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FIRSTEDITION
PBPrinting 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
CONTENTS
SeriesPreface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
One Overview 1
HistoryandDevelopment 2
1977:TheWoodcock-JohnsonPsycho-Educational
Battery 2
1989:TheWoodcock-JohnsonPsycho-Educational
Battery–Revised 4
2001:TheWoodcock-JohnsonIII 6
2014:TheWoodcock-JohnsonIV 6
StandardizationSampleandPsychometricProperties 12
Reliability 12
Validity 14
FurtherInformationontheWJIVCOG 18
Two HowtoAdminister theWJIVCOG 22
MelanieA.BartelsGraw
GeneralTestingInformation 23
TestingMaterials 23
TestsUsingtheResponseBooklet 23
TimedTests 24
TestsUsingtheAudioRecording 24
TestingEnvironment 25
EstablishingRapport 26
v
vi CONTENTS
Accommodations 27
OrderofAdministration 28
CoreTestsAdministration 32
StandardBatteryAdministration 34
ExtendedBatteryAdministrationandSelective
Testing 36
TimeRequirements 38
SuggestedStartingPoints 38
BasalandCeilingCriteria 39
Scoring 39
TestObservations 40
Test-by-TestAdministrationProcedures 41
Test1:OralVocabulary 42
Administration 43
ItemScoring 43
CommonExaminerErrors 43
Test2:NumberSeries 44
Administration 44
ItemScoring 45
CommonExaminerErrors 45
Test3:VerbalAttention 46
Administration 46
ItemScoring 47
CommonExaminerErrors 47
Test4:Letter-PatternMatching 48
Administration 48
ItemScoring 48
CommonExaminerErrors 49
Test5:PhonologicalProcessing 49
Administration 50
ItemScoring 51
CommonExaminerErrors 51
Test6:StoryRecall 52
Administration 53
ItemScoring 53
CommonExaminerErrors 54
Test7:Visualization 55
Administration 55
ItemScoring 56
CommonExaminerErrors 56
CONTENTS vii
Test8:GeneralInformation 57
Administration 57
ItemScoring 58
CommonExaminerErrors 58
Test9:ConceptFormation 59
Administration 59
ItemScoring 60
CommonExaminerErrors 60
Test10:NumbersReversed 61
Administration 61
ItemScoring 62
CommonExaminerErrors 62
Test11:Number-PatternMatching 63
Administration 63
ItemScoring 64
CommonExaminerErrors 64
Test12:NonwordRepetition 65
Administration 65
ItemScoring 66
CommonExaminerErrors 66
Test13:Visual-AuditoryLearning 67
Administration 67
ItemScoring 68
CommonExaminerErrors 68
Test14:PictureRecognition 69
Administration 70
ItemScoring 70
CommonExaminerErrors 70
Test15:Analysis-Synthesis 71
Administration 71
ItemScoring 72
CommonExaminerErrors 72
Test16:Object-NumberSequencing 73
Administration 73
ItemScoring 74
CommonExaminerErrors 74
Test17:PairCancellation 75
Administration 75
ItemScoring 76
CommonExaminerErrors 76
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Test18:MemoryforWords 77
Administration 77
ItemScoring 78
CommonExaminerErrors 78
Three HowtoScoretheWJIVCOG 81
MelanieA.BartelsGraw
ItemScoring 81
ItemScoringKeys 82
ScoringMultipleResponses 83
TestsRequiringSpecialScoringProcedures 83
Test6:StoryRecall 83
Test13:Visual-AuditoryLearning 84
ScoringGuides 84
ObtainingEstimatedAgeandGradeEquivalentScores
(Optional) 85
RemindersforScoringEachTest 87
Test1:OralVocabulary 88
Test2:NumberSeries 88
Test3:VerbalAttention 88
Test4:Letter-PatternMatching 89
Test5:PhonologicalProcessing 89
Test6:StoryRecall 90
Test7:Visualization 91
Test8:GeneralInformation 91
Test9:ConceptFormation 91
Test10:NumbersReversed 92
Test11:Number-PatternMatching 92
Test12:NonwordRepetition 93
Test13:Visual-AuditoryLearning 93
Test14:PictureRecognition 94
Test15:Analysis-Synthesis 94
Test16:Object-NumberSequencing 95
Test17:PairCancellation 95
Test18:MemoryforWords 96
ObtainingDerivedScores 96
ScoreReport 97
ComprehensiveReport 97
ProfileReport 97
Age/GradeProfileReport 97
StandardScore/PercentileRankProfileReport 97
CONTENTS ix
ParentReport 100
ExamineeDataRecord 100
RosterReport 100
CreatingaComprehensiveReportUsingtheWIIIP 100
Step1:CreatingorSelectingaCaseloadFolder 101
Step2:AddinganExaminee 101
Step3:SelectingTestRecordsforDataEntry 101
Step4:ChangeorReviewReportOptions 109
ScoringOptions 109
Step5:SelectingaReportType 114
Step6:SelectingCriteriatoCreateaComprehensive
Report 116
Product 116
ExamineeSelection 116
TestRecord/Checklist 117
NormativeBasis 117
Options 119
Variations 120
Comparisons 121
ReportStyle 124
Interventions 126
ScoreSelectionTemplate 127
GroupingOptions 132
OutputFormat 132
Step7:GeneratingaReport 133
Four HowtoInterprettheWJIVCOG 144
FredrickA.Schrank
Level1:TestsMeasuringOneorMoreNarrow
CognitiveAbilities 147
Test1:OralVocabulary 148
Test2:NumberSeries 151
Test3:VerbalAttention 153
Test4:Letter-PatternMatching 155
Test5:PhonologicalProcessing 157
Test6:StoryRecall 160
Test7:Visualization 164
Test8:GeneralInformation 166
Test9:ConceptFormation 168
Test10:NumbersReversed 169
Test11:Number-PatternMatching 171