ASSESSMENT 101
ETHICS
WAIS PART 1
WAIS PART 2
WAIS PART 3
100
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENT?
DX, INTERVENTION/TX DEVELOPMENT, ECT.
100
WHAT BIT OF INFORMATION MUST ALWAYS BE ON THE MSE?
SI/HI
100
LIST THE RANGES & DESCRIPTORS OF THE WAIS CLASSIFICATION CHART
130 & + (VERY SUPERIOR)
120-129 (SUPERIOR)
110-119 (HIGH AVERAGE)
90-109 (AVERAGE)
80-89 (LOW AVERAGE)
70-79 (BORDERLINE)
69 & BELOW (EXTREMELY LOW)
100
2 EXAMPLES OF A QUERY?
TELL ME MORE, ELABORATE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN...ECT.
100
WHY DO WE HAVE START, REVERSE & DISCONTINUE RULES ON THE WAIS?
START, TO KNOW THE APPROPRIATE ITEM TO BEGIN @,
REVERSE, IF THEY GET THE 1ST ONE WRONG, YOU MUST REVERSE TO ENSURE THE CLIENT HAS THE ABILITY TO ANSWER THE EASIER ONES
DISCONTINUE, STOP..THE CLT WILL LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE ADVANCE ITEMS
200
WHAT ARE THE SECTIONS OF THE BACKGROUND INFO?
DEV, FAM, EDU/OCC, SOCIAL/PERSONAL, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SUSBT, LEGAL
200
WHO DO YOU GIVE FEEDBACK TO AFTER AN ASSESSMENT?
CLIENT, ONLY TO YOUR CLIENT.
200
WHAT CONFIDENCE LEVEL/CRITICAL VALUE DO WE USE?
95% & .05
CONFIDENCE LEVEL - CONSISTS OF A RANGE OF VALUES THAT ACT AS GOOD ESTIMATES OF THE POPULATION PARAMETER...I.E.,YOU CAN BE 95% CERTAIN
200
WHAT ARE THE FOUR INDEXES THAT MAKE UP THE FSIQ?
VRI, PRI, PSI, WMI.
200
YOU USE THE FSIQ WHEN THE INDEXES 'HANG' TOGETHER BY HOW MANY POINTS?
LESS THAN 23
300
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIABILITY & VALIDITY
**STUDY ALL OF THEM**
RELIABILITY - MX IS RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, DEPENDABLE.
VALIDITY- DOES IT MX WHAT IT SAYS IT MX.
300
CONSIDERATIONS FOR A NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUAL?
NEED TO UTILIZE A CERTIFIED INTERPRETER, IF POSSIBLE LOCATE THE TEST IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE.
300
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES OF THE WAIS
+GOOD PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
+GOOD PREDICTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANE
+ABLE TO IDENTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S COGNITIVE STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
-CULTURALLY BIASED
-NOT GOOD LONG-TERM PREDICTOR
-LIMITED IN PREDICTING NON-ACADEMIC ABILIOTY
300
LIST OUT ALL 15 TESTS (BOTH CORE & SUP)
300
WHAT IS THE GAI, & WHEN DO WE USE IT?
GENERAL ABILITY INDEX (VCI & PRI) - USE IT WHEN THE INDEXES ARE 23+, & SO WE'RE UNABLE TO USE THE FSIQ. WE USE THE GAI BECAUSE THE INDEXES DO NOT DETERIORATE.
400
PHASES OF ASSESSMENT
REFERRAL QUESTION
CLINICAL INTERVIEW
CHOOSE TESTS
GATHER DATA
SCORE DATA
INTERPRET DATA
DEVELOP HYPOTHESIS
WRITE REPORT
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
GIVE FEEDBACK
400
CONSIDERATIONS YOU MUST MAKE WHEN WORKING WITH A CLIENT THAT BELONGS TO A MINORITY COMMUNITY
CONSIDER THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE, & WHETHER THEY FEEL COMPETENT IN ENGLISH...WHERE THEY WERE BORN/RAISE, WHETHER THE SAMPLE SIZE OF THE TEST REPRESENTS THE MINORITY.
400
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORMATIVE & PERSONAL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES?
PERSONAL=RELATIVE TO EXAMINEE'S OTHER SCORES
NORMATIVE= RELATIVE TO COMPARISON TO OTHERS OF SIMILAR AGE
400
WHICH SUBTEST ALLOWS YOU TO REPEAT ITEMS ONCE...WHICH ARE YOU NOT ABLE TO REPEAT ITEMS AT ALL
ARITHMETIC
DIGITAL SPAN & LETTER # SEQUENCE
400
WITHIN EACH INDEX, YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE __ & NO MORE THAN __ ACROSS THE ENTIRE TEST
WITHIN EACH INDEX, YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE 1 & NO MORE THAN 2 ACROSS THE ENTIRE TEST
500
CALCULATE TEST AGE:
TEST DATE: 10/16/18
BDAY: 12/24/1987
30 year(s), 9 month(s), and 22 day(s).
500
RULES OF AN INTERPRETER
HAS TO BE A CERTIFIED INTERPRETER
500
WHAT ARE THE 5 LEVELS OF INTERPRETATION FOR THE WAIS?
I, INTERPRET THE FSIQ & GAI
II, INTERPRET INDEXES
III, INTERPRET SUBTEST VARIABILITY
IV, QUALITATIVE/PROCESS ANALYSIS
V, ANALYZE INTRASUBTEST VARIABILITY
500
CALCULATE TEST AGE:
TEST DATE: 10/16/18
BDAY: 11/21/85
32 year(s), 10 month(s), and 25 day(s).
500
CALCULATE TEST AGE:
TEST DATE: 10/16/18
BDAY: 02/12/90
28 year(s), 8 month(s), and 4 day(s).