Additional Psychometrics Flashcards
What is the WPPSI-IV?
Weschler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence - Fourth Edition
What is the WPPSI-IV used for?
Assessing intelligence of preschool and early primary school aged children. It provides subtest and composite scores in specific cognitive domains as well as a Full Scale IQ score representing general intellectual ability. It is used to assess intellectual ability of children aged 2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months.
What are the WPPSI-IV indices?
- Verbal Comprehension Index
- Visual Spatial Index
- Fluid Reasoning Index
- Working Memory Index
- Processing Speed Index
What is the WPPSI-IV age range?
2 years 6 months - 7 years 7 months
What is the administration time for the WPPSI-IV?
Ages 2:6-3:11 = 30-45 minutes
Ages 4:0-7:7 = 45-60 minutes
What are the WPPSI-IV statistical properties?
Standard scores are calculated (M = 100, SD = 15) for the Index and Full Scale IQ Scores
What are the cut offs for the WPPSI-IV performance?
69 and below = extremely low
130 and above = very superior
What are the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) used for?
Identifying individuals of low intellectual functioning, and those of gifted intellectual functioning.
What are the five factors of cognitive ability that the SB5 measures?
- Fluid Reasoning
- Knowledge
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Visual-Spatial Processing
- Working Memory
Note: for each of the five factor indexes, there are both verbal and nonverbal counterparts.
What indexes does the SB5 give rise to?
- FSIQ (using all 10 subtests)
- Verbal IQ (using the 5 verbal subtests)
- Nonverbal IQ (using the 5 nonverbal subtests)
- Abbreviated Battery IQ if time is limited for global estimate of overall cognitive functioning or screening
What is the age range for the SB5?
SB5 is used to diagnose a range of developmental disabilities and exceptionalities in individuals aged 2-85+ years.
How long does the SB5 take to administer?
SB5 full scale battery takes 45-60 minutes (with each subtest taking approximately 5 minutes).
The ABIQ can be determined after 15-20 minutes.
What are the SB5 statistical properties?
Each subtest raw score is converted into a scaled score (M=10; SD=3)
Normalised standard scores are computerd for the FSIQ, NVIQ, VIQ, and the five factor indexes (M=100; SD=15)
What is the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) used for?
The WASI is used as a brief measure of general cognitive ability in clinical, educational and research settings to estimate IQ when a comprehensive test is unnecessary or to determine if a full test is warranted, or as a re-test measure.
What is the age range of the WASI?
6-91 years (aka 6 through 90)
What indexes are formed on the WASI?
- Verbal Comprehension Index (made of vocabulary and similarities subtests)
- Perceptual Reasoning Index (made of block design and matrix reasoning)
- FSIQ-4 (made up of all four subtests)
- FSIQ-2 (made up of matrix reasoning and vocabulary)
What are the limitations of the WASI?
It is not designed for diagnosis.
It is not designed for education support decisions.
Clinical accuracy is reduced compared to full measures of intelligence due to its brief nature.
ATSI groups may score lower due to acculturation issues not ability alone.
How long does the WASI take to administer?
The WASI is a standardised test administered by trained professionals, and the four subtests take approximately 30 minutes to administer.
What is the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities (WJ-III COG) used for?
Provides an overall measure of general cognitive ability termed General Intellectual Ability, as well as a brief measure of general cognitive ability terms the Brief Intellectual Ability.
What is the age range for the WJ-III COG?
2-90 years
How long does the WJ-III COG take to administer?
The WJ-III COG is an individually administered standardised test involving a one on one interview with a combination of questioning and paper/pencil tasks. The standard battery takes about 40 minutes and the extended battery takes up to about 2 hours.
What subtests are included in the WJ-III COG standard battery?
- Verbal comprehension = word knowledge
- Visual-auditory learning = meaningful memory
- Spatial relations = visual-spatial ability
- Sound blending = ability to synthesise sounds
- Concept formation = inductive and fluid reasoning
- Visual matching = visual perceptual speed
- Numbers reversed = short-term auditory memory
- Incomplete words = auditory analysis and auditory closure
- Audtiroy working memory = short-term auditory memory span
- Visual-auditory learning-delayed = delayed recall
What is the Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices scale used for?
The RPM is a non-verbal test typically used to measure general human intelligence and abstract reasoning. It is a non-verbal estimate of fluid intelligence. Given it is non-verbal it is considered to reduce cultural bias too.
What is the age range for RPM?
5 years +
What is the design of the RPM scale?
The RPM is comprised of 60 multiple choice questions, listed in order of increasing difficulty. In each item, the respodnent is asked to identify the missing element that completes a pattern. Patterns are presented in the form of a 6x6, 4x4, 3x3, or 2x2 matrix (hence the scale name).
What is the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) used for?
The WIAT was designed to assess achievement via a broad range of skills and specific areas of interest. It is used in school or clinic settings to assist with diagnosis of specific learning disabilities, identification of students’ academic strengths and weaknesses, elligibility for educational services, and/or intervetion designs.
What is the WIAT not used for?
The WIAT is not used to measure academic giftedeness in adults or older adolescents.
What are the four composites on the WIAT?
- Reading
- Mathematics
- Written Language
- Oral Language
Note: 9 subtests are used to make up these composites.
What is the administration time for the WIAT?
It depends on the number of subtests administerd and the age of the examinee:
Approximately 45 minutes for children aged 4-5; 90 minutes for children aged 6-11; and 90-120 minutes for those aged 12+
What is the age range of the WIAT?
4-85 years
How does scoring work on the WIAT?
Raw scores from the subtests are converted into selected Derived Scores (e.g. Standard Scores) to allow comparison. Assessment of an examinee’s percentile rank and standard scores (M=100; SD-15) as well as differences between an examinee’s standard scores are considered in interpretation. Standard scores are classified as: extremely low, borderline, low average, average, high average, superior. Discrepancy analyses between ability and achievement scores give information for establishing specific learning disorders.
What is the Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3) used for?
The ABAS-3 is an instrument used to evaluate adaptive behaviour skills which are imporant to everday functioning. It is useful in identifying strengths and weaknesses and can establish a baseline to compare intervention effectiveness.
Why is the ABAS-3 suitable for all ages?
The ABAS-3 is suitable for all ages due to the multiple forms available as follows:
- Parent/Primary Caregiver Form: age 0-5
- Teacher/Daycare Provider Form: age 2-5
- Parent Form: age 5-21
- Teacher Form: age 5-21
- Adult Form: age 16-89
What domains are measured on the ABAS-3?
- Conceptual Domain = communication, functional academics (reading/writing), self-direction (responsibility, self, control, following directions, making choices)
- Social Domain = leisure, social (showing/recognising emotions)
- Practical Domain = community use (shopping skills, getting around), home/school living (cleaning, property maintenance, food prep), health and safety, self-care, motor (for 0-5 years), work (optional-for working ages)
- General Adaptive Composite
What is the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV) used for?
Used to assess a range of memory abilities, and is comprised of seven subtests:
- Logical Memory
- Verbal Paired Associated
- Visual Reproduction
- Brief Cognitive Status Exam
- Designs
- Spatial Addition
- Symbol Span
What is the age range for the WMS-IV?
The adult battery is for 16-69 years
The older adult battery is for persons aged 65-90 years
What index scores does the WMS-IV produce?
- Auditory Memory
- Visual Memory
- Visual Working Memory (only for 16-69 years)
- Immediate Memory
- Delayed Memory
Plus the Brief Cognitive Status Exam = evaluates global cognitive functioning for those with possible dementia, mild MR, TBI or suspected Alzheimer’s disease.
How long does the WMS-IV take to administer?
The WMS-IV takes about 60 minutes to complete. If there are concerns due to the longer administration time, the BCSE can be administered first.