Assessment with the WJ IV COG

By Jerome M. Sattler, Ph.D.

Comprehensive guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition Normative Update.

128 pages ISBN: 978-0-9861499-5-5

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Content

About This Book

Assessment with the WJ IV COG is a professional textbook and reference guide focused on the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV COG). The materials from this book is taken from Assessment of Children: Cognitive Foundations and Applications, Seventh Edition by Sattler (2024).

Comprehensive Coverage

Administration

Detailed, step-by-step administration instructions for the WJ IV COG
Guidance on standardized procedures and interpretation
Handling common administration challenges

Scoring

Clear scoring criteria for all WJ IV COG subtests
Guidelines for handling ambiguous responses
Quality control procedures
Common scoring errors to avoid

Interpretation

Index score interpretation strategies
Subtest pattern analysis
Diagnostic considerations

Practical Features

Extensive Tables

The text includes numerous practical tables for:

Percentile rankings
Confidence intervals
Interpretive guidelines
Relevant Cattell-Horn-Carroll abilities associated with each test and cluster

Who Should Use This Book

This text is essential for:

Clinical Psychologists conducting children cognitive assessments
Neuropsychologists evaluating cognitive functioning
Graduate Students learning children intelligence assessment
Practitioners seeking a comprehensive KABC–II NU reference

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Key Features

Complete coverage of WJ IV COG administration and scoring

Interpretation guidelines and strategies

Tables for score conversion, interpretation guidelines, broad and narrow abilities in the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model associated with WJ IV COG tests

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV COG)

Tests and Clusters
Factor Analysis
Administering the WJ IV COG
Introduction to the 18 WJ IV COG Tests
Test 1. Oral Vocabulary
Test 2. Number Series
Test 3. Verbal Attention
Test 4. Letter-Pattern Matching
Test 5. Phonological Processing
Test 6. Story Recall
Test 7. Visualization
Test 8. General Information
Test 9. Concept Formation
Test 10. Numbers Reversed
Test 11. Number-Pattern Matching
Test 12. Nonword Repetition
Test 13. Visual-Auditory Learning
Test 14. Picture Recognition
Test 15. Analysis-Synthesis
Test 16. Object-Number Sequencing
Test 17. Pair Cancellation
Test 18. Memory for Words
Interpreting the WJ IV COG
Strengths of the WJ IV COG
Limitations of the WJ IV COG
Concluding Comment on the WJ IV COG

Appendix A. Table for the WJ IV COG

A-1. Interpretive Rationales, Implications of High and Low Scores, and Instructional Implications for WJ IV COG Tests
A-2. Interpretive Rationales, Implications of High and Low Scores, and Instructional Implications for WJ IV COG Cognitive Composite Clusters
A-3. Interpretive Rationales, Implications of High and Low Scores, and Instructional Implications for WJ IV COG Factor Clusters
A-4. Interpretive Rationales, Implications of High and Low Scores, and Instructional Implications for WJ IV COG Narrow Ability and Other Clinical Clusters
A-5. Definitions of Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Model Associated with WJ IV COG Tests
A-6. Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-HornCarroll (CHC) Model Associated with WJ IV COG Tests
A-7. Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-HornCarroll (CHC) Model Associated with the WJ IV COG Cognitive Composite Clusters and CHC Factor Clusters
A-8. Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-HornCarroll (CHC) Model Associated with the WJ IV COG Narrow Abilities and Other Clinical Clusters
A-9. Suggested Abilities and Background Factors Associated with WJ IV COG Tests
A-10. Suggested Abilities and Background Factors Associated with WJ IV COG Cognitive Composite Clusters
A-11. Suggested Abilities and Background Factors Associated with WJ IV COG CHC Factor Clusters
A-12. Suggested Abilities and Background Factors Associated with WJ IV COG CHC Narrow Ability and Other Clinical Clusters
A-13. Administrative Checklist for the WJ IV COG Tests
A-14. Percentile Ranks for Standard Scores (SS) with *Mean* = 100 and *SD* = 15
A-15. Classification Ratings for Standard Scores on the WJ IV COG

Reviews

A clear, concise text that will enhance the practice of both experienced professionals and beginning graduate students.

Dr. Salvatore Massa, ABPP

Fellow-American Academy of School Psychology