Ancillary Index Scale

Question 1

What subtests are included in Quantitative reasoning index

Answer 1

• Figure weights and arithmetic

Question 2

• What can quantitative reasoning predict?

Answer 2

1. Reading and math achievement
2. Creativity
3. Success in giftedness programs

Question 3

• If examinee scored low on the quantitative reasoning index, what could that indicate?

Answer 3

1. Difficulties with mental math manipulation
2. Low working memory
3. Poor understanding of quantitative relationships

Question 4

Auditory working memory index , what is it? subtests? when to use it?

Answer 4

• Digital span, and letter and number sequencing
• Purer measure of auditory working memory than only the WMI WISC-IV
• Combination of auditory and visual working memory
• When can AWMI be useful?
  When examinee’s score is being compared with previous evaluations that included WISC-IV

Question 5

• Who can NVI be useful for?

Answer 5

• Children who have language based clinical disorder, for example children on the spectrum with language impairment

Question 6

what is NVI? what does it measure? Subtest? can’t be used instead of the Wechesler Non-verbal scale of ability ?

Answer 6

• NVI is derived from subtests that do not require an expressive response; it is not language free, because the directions are still spoken verbally to the examinee.
• It cannot be used in substitute for the Wechsler nonverbal scale of ability (WNV)
• Excludes verbal comprehension subtests, and is considered a good measure for general intellectual functioning that excludes expressive language demands or minimizes language demands
• What are the NVI subtests:
  1. Block design
  2. Visual puzzles
  3. Matrix reasoning
  4. Figure weights
  5. Picture span
  6. Coding

Question 7

General Ability Index , what does It include? what does it measure? Subtest?

Answer 7

• Includes all FSIQ except without subtests from working memory and processing speed. Measures Intellectual functioning with reduced influences of working memory and processing speed.
  Similarities, vocabulary, block design, matrix reasoning, figure weights

Question 8

What is Cognitive proficiency index: derived from? Subtest? * What can it measure or what does it represent

Answer 8

• Derived from subtests that contribute to the WMI and PS
• What can it measure or what does it represent? Index of cognitive processing proficiency that reduced the crystallized knowledge, verbal reasoning, and fluid reasoning
• What are the subtests?
• Digital span
• Picture span
• Coding
• Symbol search

Question 9

what are the Ancillary Index scales?

Answer 9

verbal (expanded crystallzied), expanded fluid, quantitative reasoning, auditory working memory, nonverbal, general ability, cognitive proficiency index

Question 10

difference between ancillary and complementary

Answer 10

Ancillary Index Scores
Additional insight beyond the primary subtest
used when there’s a need to explore specific cognitive domains more deeply, especially if the primary index scores indicate areas that require further investigation.
if a child exhibits uneven performance across primary subtests, ancillary scores can help identify underlying strengths or weaknesses
ancillary scores focus on deeper cognitive assessment
WISC-V and WPPSI

Complementary Index Scores
useful for identifying specific learning disabilities
assess cognitive processes related to academic achievement and learning-related issues.
Measure specific cognitive abilities that are not covered by primary and ancillary
geared towards understanding learning-related processes.
Only in WISC-V not WPPSI