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ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN
WISC
V AND WPPSI–IV

Jerome M. Sattler, Ron Dumont, and Diane Coalson
Copyright 2016, 543 pages
Illustrated, hardbound, 8.5 x 11
ISBN 978-0-9861499-0-0

Chapter 1. Role of the Evaluator in the Assessment Process 1

Evaluator Characteristics 2

Preparing for the First Meeting 8

Establishing Rapport 10

Observing Children 14

General Suggestions for Administering Tests 25

Administering Tests to Children with Special Needs 36

Computer-Based Administration, Scoring, and

Interpretation 39

Accounting for Poor Test Performance 41

Strategies for Becoming an Effective Evaluator 42

Confidentiality of Assessment Findings and Records 43

Concluding Comment on the Role of the Evaluator in the

Assessment Process 45

Thinking Through the Issues 46

Summary 47

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 52

Study Questions 53

 

Chapter 2. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fifth Edition (WISC–V): Description 55

A Note About Terminology 61

Standardization 61

Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, and Age Equivalents 62

Reliability 63

Validity 71

Intercorrelations for Subtests and Index Scales 76

Factor Analysis 76

Range of Subtest Scaled Scores 83

Range of Primary, Ancillary, and Complementary Index

Scores 84

Range of FSIQs 84

Guidelines for Computing Index Scores and FSIQs 84

Administering the WISC–V 85

Short Forms 97

Subtest Scatter 98

Choosing Between the WISC–V and the WPPSI–IV or the

WAIS–IV 98

Administering the WISC–V to Children with

Disabilities 98

Strengths of the WISC–V 100

Limitations of the WISC–V 100

Concluding Comment 101

Thinking Through the Issues 101

Summary 101

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 105

Study Questions 105

 

Chapter 3. WISC–V Subtests 107

Block Design 109

Similarities 113

Matrix Reasoning 116

Digit Span 118

Coding 122

Vocabulary 125

Figure Weights 129

Visual Puzzles 131

Picture Span 134

Symbol Search 136

Information 140

Picture Concepts 142

Letter–Number Sequencing 145

Cancellation 147

Naming Speed Literacy 150

Naming Speed Quantity 153

Immediate Symbol Translation 156

Comprehension 158

Arithmetic 160

Delayed Symbol Translation 163

Recognition Symbol Translation 165

Thinking Through the Issues 167

Summary 167

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 169

Study Questions 169

 

Chapter 4. Interpreting the WISC–V 171

FSIQ 172

Primary Indexes 172

Ancillary Indexes 173

Complementary Indexes 175

Profile Analysis 175

Comment on Profile Analysis 198

A Successive-Level Approach to Test Interpretation 198

Steps in Analyzing a Protocol 199

Estimated Percentile Ranks and Age Equivalents for Total

Raw Scores 200

Comment on Interpreting the WISC–V 201

Thinking Through the Issues 201

Summary 202

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 205

Study Questions 205

 

Chapter 5. Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence–Fourth Edition (WPPSI–IV): Description 207

A Note About Terminology 213

Standardization 213

Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, and Age Equivalents 214

Reliability 214

Validity 218

Intercorrelations for Subtests and Scales 221

Factor Analysis 224

Range of Subtest Scaled Scores 232

Range of FSIQs 232

Guidelines for Computing Index Scores and FSIQs 232

Administering the WPPSI–IV 233

Short Forms 243

Subtest Scatter 245

Choosing Between the WPPSI–IV and the WISC–V 245

Administering the WPPSI–IV to Children with

Disabilities 245

Strengths of the WPPSI–IV 246

Limitations of the WPPSI–IV 247

Concluding Comment 247

Thinking Through the Issues 248

Summary 248

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 251

Study Questions 251

 

Chapter 6. WPPSI–IV Subtests 253

Block Design 254

Information 259

Matrix Reasoning 262

Bug Search 264

Picture Memory 266

Similarities 268

Picture Concepts 271

Cancellation 274

Zoo Locations 276

Object Assembly 278

Vocabulary 281

Animal Coding 284

Comprehension 286

Receptive Vocabulary 289

Picture Naming 291

Thinking Through the Issues 293

Summary 293

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 294

Study Questions 295

 

Chapter 7. Interpreting the WPPSI–IV 297

The FSIQ and Index Scores 298

Profile Analysis 300

Comment on Profile Analysis 318

A Successive-Level Approach to Test Interpretation 319

Steps in Analyzing a Protocol 320

Estimated Percentile Ranks and Age Equivalents for Total

Raw Scores 320

Comment on Interpreting the WPPSI–IV 321

Thinking Through the Issues 321

Summary 322

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 324

Study Questions 324

 

Chapter 8. Report Writing 325

Introduction to Psychological Report Writing 326

Sections of a Psychological Report 332

Principles of Report Writing 339

Concluding Comment on Report Writing 364

Thinking Through the Issues 368

Summary 368

Key Terms, Concepts, and Names 369

Study Questions 370

 

Appendixes

A. Tables for the WISC–V 371

B. Tables for the WPPSI–IV 423

C. Tables for the WISC–V and WPPSI–IV 473

 

References 519

Name Index 522

Subject Index 523

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