WISC MIDTERM EXAM
What is the age range for the WISC-V? - Answer-6-16:11
What kinds of errors invalidate subtests? - Answer-errors in administration, insufficient effort, or
unexpected occurrences during testing (like the child becomes sick). This can also happen if a child
responds incorrectly to a qualifying item on a subtest, and the administration is discontinued and the
total raw score is missing and invalid. If the child is unable to respond correctly to the sample item and
subtest administration is discontinued, or if the child responds incorrectly to all administered items, the
total raw score is 0, and it is not missing or invalid.
What is the age range for the WJ? - Answer-2-90+
What is normative interpretation? - Answer-taking standard scores and comparing an individual's scores
to the norm
ex: percentile rank
What is ipsative interpretation? - Answer-comparing test scores to other scores for the same individual.
Comparing scores for an individual against himself
determines strengths and weaknesses
,What is the suggested level of statistical significance? - Answer-0.05
What is statistical significance? - Answer-If the difference between the scores is 0.05 or greater, we
know that there is a true difference between them. There is a 95% probability that two things are
different from each other.
OR
the likelihood that the scores are different by chance is less than 5%
What is a base rate? - Answer-percentage of the normative population that has the same amount of
difference
**pay attention to base rates that are less than 10%
What does it mean if a base rate is <10 percent? - Answer-That is something to pay attention to and it is
rare about the individual and how they process information.
It means that <10% of the normative population has that same amount of difference in their scores.
What is the uniqueness of the WISC? - Answer-- more items to manipulate
- use of stimulus books
What is the uniqueness of the WJ? - Answer-- you must administer items BY page (even if you have
reached a ceiling)
- audio skills are used heavier
- use of audio CD for assessment
, When do you query? - Answer-When the child gives a response that is located in the administration
manual that has a Q next to it.
You query in order to gain additional information when a child's response is vague, incomplete, or
unclear.
You would query if a child answers only one general concept, not two.
Why do you query? - Answer-It gives the child the opportunity to provide a better answer
How can querying change scores? - Answer-It can help improve the score for that individual
What do you say when you query? - Answer-- Tell me more (about that)
-What do you mean?
What are the types of derived scores for the WISC? - Answer-- raw scores
- scaled scores
- standard scores
What is a raw score? - Answer-the sum of the number of questions answered correctly
What is a standard score? - Answer-a score transformed from the raw score by a common scale that
permits the comparison of the child with his or her same-age peers. It is designed to provide a more
detailed information about the cognitive processes that contribute to a child's subtest performance. It
also gives you percentiles that you can use to compare.
What is the age range for the WISC-V? - Answer-6-16:11
What kinds of errors invalidate subtests? - Answer-errors in administration, insufficient effort, or
unexpected occurrences during testing (like the child becomes sick). This can also happen if a child
responds incorrectly to a qualifying item on a subtest, and the administration is discontinued and the
total raw score is missing and invalid. If the child is unable to respond correctly to the sample item and
subtest administration is discontinued, or if the child responds incorrectly to all administered items, the
total raw score is 0, and it is not missing or invalid.
What is the age range for the WJ? - Answer-2-90+
What is normative interpretation? - Answer-taking standard scores and comparing an individual's scores
to the norm
ex: percentile rank
What is ipsative interpretation? - Answer-comparing test scores to other scores for the same individual.
Comparing scores for an individual against himself
determines strengths and weaknesses
,What is the suggested level of statistical significance? - Answer-0.05
What is statistical significance? - Answer-If the difference between the scores is 0.05 or greater, we
know that there is a true difference between them. There is a 95% probability that two things are
different from each other.
OR
the likelihood that the scores are different by chance is less than 5%
What is a base rate? - Answer-percentage of the normative population that has the same amount of
difference
**pay attention to base rates that are less than 10%
What does it mean if a base rate is <10 percent? - Answer-That is something to pay attention to and it is
rare about the individual and how they process information.
It means that <10% of the normative population has that same amount of difference in their scores.
What is the uniqueness of the WISC? - Answer-- more items to manipulate
- use of stimulus books
What is the uniqueness of the WJ? - Answer-- you must administer items BY page (even if you have
reached a ceiling)
- audio skills are used heavier
- use of audio CD for assessment
, When do you query? - Answer-When the child gives a response that is located in the administration
manual that has a Q next to it.
You query in order to gain additional information when a child's response is vague, incomplete, or
unclear.
You would query if a child answers only one general concept, not two.
Why do you query? - Answer-It gives the child the opportunity to provide a better answer
How can querying change scores? - Answer-It can help improve the score for that individual
What do you say when you query? - Answer-- Tell me more (about that)
-What do you mean?
What are the types of derived scores for the WISC? - Answer-- raw scores
- scaled scores
- standard scores
What is a raw score? - Answer-the sum of the number of questions answered correctly
What is a standard score? - Answer-a score transformed from the raw score by a common scale that
permits the comparison of the child with his or her same-age peers. It is designed to provide a more
detailed information about the cognitive processes that contribute to a child's subtest performance. It
also gives you percentiles that you can use to compare.
