Assessment of Children: WISC-IV and WPPSI-III Supplement

by Sattler, Jerome M.; Dumont, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780970267115
• ISBN10: 0970267118
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-31
• Publisher: Jerome m Sattler

Table of Contents

List of Tables	v
List of Figures	ix
List of Exhibits	xi
Preface and Acknowledgments	xiii
SECTION I. WISC--IV
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--IV (WISC--IV): Description	1	(56)
A Note About Terminology	2	(1)
Standardization	2	(3)
Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, and Test-Age Equivalents	5	(2)
Reliability	7	(4)
Validity	11	(4)
Intercorrelations for Subtests and Composites	15	(2)
Demographic Variables	17	(1)
Factor Analysis	18	(5)
Range of Subtest and Process Score Scaled Scores	23	(1)
Range of Full Scale IQs	24	(2)
Comparison of the WISC--IV and WISC--III	26	(5)
Administering the WISC--IV	31	(15)
Short Forms	46	(1)
Choosing Between the WISC--IV and the WPPSI--III and Between the WISC--IV and the WAIS-III	47	(1)
Administering the WISC--IV to Children with Disabilities	48	(1)
Assets	49	(1)
Limitations	50	(1)
Concluding Comment	51	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	51	(1)
Summary	51	(4)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	55	(1)
Study Questions	56	(1)
WISC--IV Core Subtests	57	(38)
Block Design	59	(4)
Similarities	63	(4)
Digit Span	67	(3)
Picture Concepts	70	(2)
Coding	72	(4)
Vocabulary	76	(3)
Letter-Number Sequencing	79	(3)
Matrix Reasoning	82	(3)
Comprehension	85	(2)
Symbol Search	87	(4)
Thinking Through the Issues	91	(1)
Summary	91	(1)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	92	(1)
Study Questions	93	(2)
WISC--IV Supplemental Subtests	95	(18)
Picture Completion	96	(3)
Cancellation	99	(3)
Information	102	(3)
Arithmetic	105	(3)
Word Reasoning	108	(2)
Thinking Through the Issues	110	(1)
Summary	110	(1)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	111	(1)
Study Questions	111	(2)
Interpreting the WISC--IV	113	(40)
Profile Analysis	114	(21)
A Successive-Level Approach to Test Interpretation	135	(2)
Steps in Analyzing a Protocol	137	(1)
The Composites	138	(1)
Estimated Percentile Ranks and Test-Age Equivalents for Raw Scores	139	(1)
Illustration of a Portion of a Psychological Report	139	(1)
Comment on Interpreting the WISC--IV	140	(1)
Report Writing Guidelines	141	(2)
Psychological Evaluation	143	(3)
Test Your Skill	146	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	146	(4)
Summary	150	(2)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	152	(1)
Study Questions	152	(1)
SECTION II. WPPSI--III
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence--III (WPPSI--III): Description	153	(50)
A Note About Terminology	154	(1)
Standardization	154	(1)
Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, and Test-Age Equivalents	155	(3)
Reliability	158	(3)
Validity	161	(4)
Intercorrelations for Subtests and Composites	165	(1)
Demographic Variables	166	(2)
Factor Analysis	168	(6)
Range of Subtest Scaled Scores	174	(1)
Range of Full Scale IQs	175	(2)
Comparison of the WPPSI--III and WPPSI--R	177	(5)
Administering the WPPSI--III	182	(10)
Short Forms	192	(1)
Choosing Between the WPPSI--III and the WISC--IV and Between the WPPSI--III and the BSID-II	193	(1)
Administering the WPPSI--III to Children with Disabilities	194	(1)
Assets	195	(1)
Limitations	196	(1)
Concluding Comment	197	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	197	(1)
Summary	197	(4)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	201	(1)
Study Questions	202	(1)
WPPSI--III Core Subtests	203	(28)
Block Design	205	(5)
Information	210	(3)
Matrix Reasoning	213	(3)
Vocabulary	216	(4)
Picture Concepts	220	(3)
Word Reasoning	223	(2)
Coding	225	(3)
Thinking Through the Issues	228	(1)
Summary	228	(1)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	229	(1)
Study Questions	229	(2)
WPPSI--III Supplemental and Optional Subtests	231	(24)
Symbol Search	232	(3)
Comprehension	235	(3)
Picture Completion	238	(3)
Similarities	241	(3)
Receptive Vocabulary	244	(2)
Object Assembly	246	(4)
Picture Naming	250	(3)
Thinking Through the Issues	253	(1)
Summary	253	(1)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	253	(1)
Study Questions	254	(1)
Interpreting the WPPSI--III	255	(160)
Profile Analysis	256	(15)
A Successive-Level Approach to Test Interpretation	271	(1)
Steps in Analyzing a Protocol	272	(1)
The Composites	272	(1)
Estimated Percentile Ranks and Test-Age Equivalents for Raw Scores	273	(1)
Comment on Interpreting the WPPSI--III	274	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	275	(1)
Summary	275	(2)
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names	277	(1)
Study Questions	277	(2)
Appendixes
A. Tables for the WISC--IV	279	(40)
B. Tables for the WPPSI--III	319	(42)
C. Tables for the Wechsler Tests	361	(32)
D. Administrative Checklists	393	(22)
References	415	(2)
Index	417