Essentials of WJ IV Cognitive Abilities Assessment
Fredrick A. Schrank, Scott L. Decker, & John M. Garryto. (2016). Essentials of WJ IV cognitive abilities assessment. Wiley Publishing.
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.
3 How to Score the WJ-IV COG (pp. 81-133)
4 How to Interpret the WJ-IV COG (pp. 144-210)
Chapter Three provides an overview of the processes needed to score the WJ-IV Cog battery. Each test in this battery is addressed with the rules and processes for scoring each individual test in the battery. Since each test is different, scores and processes are different. This chapter includes details on how to select the report that best supports the data one is seeking. Since the scoring for this battery is completed using an online platform, both a computer and internet are needed. The data provided in each report is described. Since a lot of data is available, it is important to pay particular attention to this section to best understand how to interpret the data, which will be explored in the next chapter. Please note that the description for the scores are different from those used to describe the scores on the WISC-V.
Chapter Four brings all the data/numbers into meaningful information that you, as a school psychologist will use to better understand a child’s learning profile (strengths, weaknesses, develop and underdeveloped skills). This chapter includes detailed directions for interpreting the data which can then be used to assist in making educational data-based decisions to support student learning.
