WISC-V assessment and Interpretation : scientist-practitioner perspectives / Lawrence G. Weiss [and three others]
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale is the most widely used intelligence test for children worldwide. WISC-V introduces new subtests, composite scores, process scores, error scores, and scaled scores as a more complex and accurate means of assessing cognitive abilities. WISC-V Assessment and Interpretat...
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Academic Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Practical resources for the mental health professional.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; WISC-V Assessment and Interpretation; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface; I. Applied Considerations; 1 WISC-V: Advances in the Assessment of Intelligence; Introduction; A Brief Historical Recap; From the Past to the Present; Structure and Content of the WISC-V; The WISC-V Primary Indexes and Subtests; Verbal Comprehension Index; Similarities; Vocabulary; Information; Comprehension; Visual-Spatial Index; Block Design; Visual Puzzles; The WISC-V Fluid Reasoning Index; Matrix Reasoning; Figure Weights; Picture Concepts.
- ArithmeticWorking Memory Index; Digit Span; Picture Span; Letter-Number Sequencing; Processing Speed Index; Coding; Symbol Search; Cancellation; The WISC-V Full Scale Intelligence Quotient; The WISC-V Ancillary Indexes and Subtests; The General Ability Index; The Cognitive Proficiency Index; Nonverbal Index; Quantitative Reasoning Index; Auditory Working Memory Index; The WISC-V Complementary Indexes and Subtests; Naming Speed Index; Naming Speed Literacy; Naming Speed Quantity; Symbol Translation Index; Immediate Symbol Translation; Delayed Symbol Translation; Recognition Symbol Translation.
- Storage and Retrieval IndexSummary; References; 2 Practical Issues in WISC-V Administration and Scoring; Introduction; General WISC-V Administration and Scoring Tips; WISC-V Administration; WISC-V Scoring; Administering the WISC-V Subtests; Verbal Comprehension Subtests; General Instructions; Similarities; Vocabulary; Information; Comprehension; Visual-Spatial Subtests; Block Design; Visual Puzzles; Fluid Reasoning Subtests; Matrix Reasoning; Figure Weights; Picture Concepts; Arithmetic; Working Memory Subtests; General Instructions; Digit Span; Picture Span; Letter-Number Sequencing.
- Processing Speed SubtestsCoding; Symbol Search; Cancellation; Complementary Subtests; Naming Speed Subtests; Symbol Translation Subtests; Concluding Comments; Appendix 2A. Frequently Asked Questions; Appendix 2B. How is WISC-V Different from WISC-IV?; Similarities; Vocabulary; Information; Comprehension; Block Design; Matrix Reasoning; Picture Concepts; Digit Span; Letter-Number Sequencing; Arithmetic; Coding; Symbol Search; Cancellation; References; 3 Practical Considerations in WISC-V Interpretation and Intervention; Introduction.
- Levels Of Interpretation: When The Overall Ability Score Does Not Tell The Whole StoryHow Important is g, the Measure of Overall Ability?; The Importance of Interpreting the Component Abilities; Personifying the Primary Abilities: A Simple Analogy; VCI: The Librarian; VSI: The Architect; WMI: The General Manager; PSI: The Clerk; FRI: The Detective; Issues Related to Intervention; Intervention Suggestions Related to Verbal Comprehension; Intervention Suggestions Related To Visual-Spatial Processing; Intervention Suggestions Related to Fluid Reasoning.