Achievement

Question 1

achievement tests- what do they measure?

Answer 1

what an individual has learned (i.e. skill) versus learning potential (i.e. ability) of an IQ test

Question 2

WJ-IV

Answer 2

(Woodcock & Johnson, 2014)

-Designed to provide measures of general intellectual ability, broad and narrow cognitive abilities, and academic domain-specific aptitudes, and academic knowledge

Question 3

WJ-IV 3 batteries

Answer 3

-Test of Cognitive Abilities
18 tests for general intellectual ability, broad and narrow cognitive abilities, academic domain-specific aptitudes, related aspects of cognitive functioning
Standard Battery (tests 1-10) and Extended Battery (Tests 11-18)
-Test of Oral Language
12 tests for oral language ability and listening comprehension (English and Spanish), oral expression, phonetic coding, and speed of lexical access
-Tests of Achievement
20 tests for measuring academic achievement in reading, mathematics, written language, science, social studies, and humanities
Standard Battery (Tests 1-11) and Extended Battery (Tests 12-20) (for specifics, see Mellisa’s handout)

Question 4

WRAT-5

Answer 4

(Wilkinson & Robertson, 2017)

measures the basic academic skills of word reading, sentence comprehension, spelling, and math computation. This quick, simple, psychometrically sound assessment of a student’s important fundamental academic skills serves as an excellent initial evaluation, re-evaluation, or progress measure for any student—especially those referred for learning, behavioral, or vocational difficulties.

Question 5

WRAT-5 subtests

Answer 5

Sentence Comprehension (reading comprehension)
Word Reading (recognizing and naming letters, pronouncing printed words)
Spelling (writing name; writing letters and words from dictation)
Arithmetic (counting, reading number symbols, oral and written computation)

+ Reading Composite