WISC

Question 1

What is the verbal comprehension index?

Answer 1

• measure of crystallised intelligence. It measures the child’s ability to access and apply acquired work knowledge.
• made up from similarities and vocabulary subtests.

Question 2

What is the visual spatial index?

Answer 2

• Measures the child’s ability to evaluate visual details and to understand visual spatial relationships to construct geometric designs from a model.
• Made up from block design and visual puzzle.

Question 3

What is the fluid reasoning index?

Answer 3

• measures the child’s ability to detect underlying conceptual relationships among visual objects and use reasoning to identify and apply rules.
• made up on fluid reasoning and figure weights.

Question 4

What is the working memory index?

Answer 4

• Measures the child’s ability to register, maintain, and manipulate visual and auditory information in conscious awareness.
• made up of digit span and picture span.

Question 5

What is processing speed index?

Answer 5

• measures the child’s speed and accuracy of visual identification, decision making, and decision implementation.
• made up of coding and symbol search.

Question 6

What does it mean if a child has low verbal comprehension?

Answer 6

If a child has low verbal comprehension, it means they struggle to understand and process spoken or written language, impacting their ability to follow instructions, understand conversations, and learn in school.

Question 7

What does it mean if a child has low cos

Answer 7

If a child has low visual-spatial skills, it means they struggle with processing and understanding visual information and spatial relationships, potentially impacting tasks like reading, math, and navigating their environment.

Question 8

What does it mean if a child has low fluid reasoning?

Answer 8

If a child has low fluid reasoning, it suggests they may struggle with solving novel problems, identifying patterns, drawing conclusions, and adapting to new situations, potentially impacting their learning and academic performance.

Question 9

What is the average score on a wisc

Answer 9

100

Question 12

What is the standard deviation on a wisc

Answer 12

15

Question 13

What is considered extremely low on a wisc?

Answer 13

Two standard deviations below the mean? 30