Shipley-2 & Wonderlic Tests|Latest Update Graded A+

Shipley-2 & Wonderlic Tests|Latest Update Graded A+ Test Shipley-2 Shipley-2 Type of Test Group intelligence test Shipley-2 Purpose Assess General level of cognitive functioning in adults and adolescents. Shipley-2 Original Purpose Originally designed as an index of intellectual deterioration, brain damage and illness. Poor performance in this capacity Shipley-2 Theory/Technique 1. Based on theory that verbal skills (crystallized knowledge) are more resistant to changes due to cognitive deterioration whereas abstract reasoning ability (fluid reasoning) deteriorates first more rapidly. 2. Therefore, a contrast in vocabulary and abstraction skills be indicative of cognitive impairment 3. Assumes verbal and abstract abilities start out approximately equal Shipley-2 Population 7 years to adult (89 years) Shipley-2 Utility Excellent brief screening tests of intelligence used in educational, clinical, employment, and research settings Shipley-2 Test Description Two Subtests: 1. Vocabulary: 40 M/C vocabulary items (select synonym), 10 minutes, Power test, Not speeded 2. Abstraction: 25 abstract reasoning items (completion), 12 minutes, Power test, Not speeded *May substitute Block Patterns subtest for Abstraction Subtest 3. Block Pattern: nonverbal, M/C, 10 min. Shipley-2 Scores 1. Each subtest and the overall composite scores are standardized 2. M=100, SD=15 3. Composite score indicates overall cognitive ability. Raw scores converted to standard scores and percentile ranks for each test