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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:
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...