Essentials of WJ IV Tests of Achievement
Essentials of Psychological Assessment
1. Auflage Februar 2015
368 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Essentials of WJ IV® Tests of Achievement Assessment provides practical, step-by-step guidelines to administering, scoring, and interpreting the achievement portion of the WJ IV®. This easy-to-use reference goes beyond the information found in the WJ IV® test manuals. It offers full explanations of the tests and clusters on the WJ IV® ACH and explains the meaning of all scores and interpretive features. In addition, the authors offer valuable advice on clinical applications and illuminating case studies. Features include:
* Clear instructions on how the WJ IV® ACH and the WJ IV® Tests of Oral Language can be used together to increase diagnostic utility.
* Expert assessment of the tests' relative strengths and weaknesses.
* Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
Acknowledgments
One Overview
Two How to Administer the WJ IV ACH
Three How to Score the WJ IV ACH
Four How to Interpret the WJ IV ACH
Five Administration and Interpretation of the WJ IV OL
Six Strengths and Weaknesses of the WJ IV ACH
John O. Willis
Seven Clinical Applications of the WJ IVACH
Eight Illustrative Case Reports
Appendix A Fine Points of WJ IV ACH Administration and WJ IV OL Administration
Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions about the WJ IV ACH and WJ IV OL
Appendix C Table for Converting z-scores (z) to Percentile Ranks (PR) or Standard Scores (SS)
References
Annotated Bibliography
Index
Arizona in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational
Studies. She specializes in the areas of assessment, reading,
writing, and learning disabilities. She has served as a learning
disabilities teacher, a diagnostician, and an educational
consultant.
Barbara J. Wendling, MA, is the Education Director of the
Woodcock-Muñoz Foundation and the Director of the Richard
Woodcock Institute. She is a co-author of the manuals for the WJ
IV¯® and the Woodcock Interpretation and
Instructional Interventions Programs. She has served as a general
education teacher, a learning disabilities specialist, a product
manager for a test publishing company, and an educational
consultant.
