Essentials of WJ IV Cognitive Abilities Assessment

The step-by-step guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting the WJ IV® Tests of Cognitive Abilities

Essentials of WJ IV¯® Cognitive Abilities Assessment provides expert, practical advice on how to administer, score, and interpret the WJ IV COG®. Designed to be an easy-to-use reference, the text goes beyond the information found in the WJ IV® examiner's manual to offer full explanations of the tests and clusters on the WJ IV COG®. This essential guide also explains the meaning of all scores and interpretive features and includes valuable advice on clinical applications and illuminating case studies.

This clearly written and easily accessible resource offers:

• Concise chapters with numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, numerous examples, and test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

• An in-depth chapter on interpretation of the WJ IV COG® which highlights links to interventions for each test based on contemporary theory and research.

• Expert assessment of the tests' relative strengths and weaknesses.

• Illustrative case reports with clinical and school-based populations.

If you're a school psychologist, clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, or any professional or graduate student looking to become familiar with the new WJ IV COG®, this is the definitive resource you'll turn to again and again.

Autorentext

FREDRICK A. SCHRANK, PHD, ABPP, is the senior author of the Woodcock-Johnson IV. He is a licensed psychologist with professional interests in neurocognitive interpretation and intervention. SCOTT L. DECKER, PHD, NCSP, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina. JOHN M. GARRUTO, DEd, NCSP, is a School Psychologist in Central New York and Adjunct Professor at SUNY Oswego.

Zusammenfassung
The step-by-step guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting the WJ IV® Tests of Cognitive Abilities Essentials of WJ IV® Cognitive Abilities Assessment provides expert, practical advice on how to administer, score, and interpret the WJ IV COG®. Designed to be an easy-to-use reference, the text goes beyond the information found in the WJ IV® examiner's manual to offer full explanations of the tests and clusters on the WJ IV COG®. This essential guide also explains the meaning of all scores and interpretive features and includes valuable advice on clinical applications and illuminating case studies. This clearly written and easily accessible resource offers:

• Concise chapters with numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, numerous examples, and test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
• An in-depth chapter on interpretation of the WJ IV COG® which highlights links to interventions for each test based on contemporary theory and research.
• Expert assessment of the tests' relative strengths and weaknesses.
• Illustrative case reports with clinical and school-based populations. If you're a school psychologist, clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, or any professional or graduate student looking to become familiar with the new WJ IV COG®, this is the definitive resource you'll turn to again and again.

Inhalt
Series Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

One Overview 1

History and Development 2

1977: The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery 2

1989: The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational BatteryRevised 4

2001: The Woodcock-Johnson III 6

2014: The Woodcock-Johnson IV 6

Standardization Sample and Psychometric Properties 12

Reliability 12

Validity 14

Further Information on the WJ IV COG 18

Two How to Administer the WJ IV COG 22
Melanie A. Bartels Graw

General Testing Information 23

Testing Materials 23

Tests Using the Response Booklet 23

Timed Tests 24

Tests Using the Audio Recording 24

Testing Environment 25

Establishing Rapport 26

Accommodations 27

Order of Administration 28

Core Tests Administration 32

Standard Battery Administration 34

Extended Battery Administration and Selective Testing 36

Time Requirements 38

Suggested Starting Points 38

Basal and Ceiling Criteria 39

Scoring 39

Test Observations 40

Test-by-Test Administration Procedures 41

Test 1: Oral Vocabulary 42

Administration 43

Item Scoring 43

Common Examiner Errors 43

Test 2: Number Series 44

Administration 44

Item Scoring 45

Common Examiner Errors 45

Test 3: Verbal Attention 46

Administration 46

Item Scoring 47

Common Examiner Errors 47

Test 4: Letter-Pattern Matching 48

Administration 48

Item Scoring 48

Common Examiner Errors 49

Test 5: Phonological Processing 49

Administration 50

Item Scoring 51

Common Examiner Errors 51

Test 6: Story Recall 52

Administration 53

Item Scoring 53

Common Examiner Errors 54

Test 7: Visualization 55

Administration 55

Item Scoring 56

Common Examiner Errors 56

Test 8: General Information 57

Administration 57

Item Scoring 58

Common Examiner Errors 58

Test 9: Concept Formation 59

Administration 59

Item Scoring 60

Common Examiner Errors 60

Test 10: Numbers Reversed 61

Administration 61

Item Scoring 62

Common Examiner Errors 62

Test 11: Number-Pattern Matching 63

Administration 63

Item Scoring 64

Common Examiner Errors 64

Test 12: Nonword Repetition 65

Administration 65

Item Scoring 66

Common Examiner Errors 66

Test 13: Visual-Auditory Learning 67

Administration 67

Item Scoring 68

Common Examiner Errors 68

Test 14: Picture Recognition 69

Administration 70

Item Scoring 70

Common Examiner Errors 70

Test 15: Analysis-Synthesis 71

Administration 71

Item Scoring 72

Common Examiner Errors 72

Test 16: Object-Number Sequencing 73

Administration 73

Item Scoring 74

Common Examiner Errors 74

Test 17: Pair Cancellation 75

Administration 75

Item Scoring 76

Common Examiner Errors 76

Test 18: Memory for Words 77

Administration 77

Item Scoring 78

Common Examiner Errors 78

Three How to Score the WJ IV COG 81
Melanie A. Bartels Graw

Item Scoring 81

Item Scoring Keys 82

Scoring Multiple Responses 83

Tests Requiring Special Scoring Procedures 83

Test 6: Story Recall 83

Test 13: Visual-Auditory Learning 84 Scoring Guides 84&l...