Klappentext The step-by-step guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting the WJ IV(r) Tests of Cognitive AbilitiesEssentials of WJ IV(r) Cognitive Abilities Assessment provides expert, practical advice on how to administer, score, and interpret the WJ IV COG(r). Designed to be an easy-to-use reference, the text goes beyond the information found in the WJ IV(r) examiner's manual to offer full explanations of the tests and clusters on the WJ IV COG(r). 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(r) 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(r), this is the definitive resource you'll turn to again and again. Zusammenfassung The step-by-step guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting the WJ IV(r) Tests of Cognitive AbilitiesEssentials of WJ IV(r) Cognitive Abilities Assessment provides expert, practical advice on how to administer, score, and interpret the WJ IV COG(r). Designed to be an easy-to-use reference, the text goes beyond the information found in the WJ IV(r) examiner's manual to offer full explanations of the tests and clusters on the WJ IV COG(r). 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(r) 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(r), this is the definitive resource you'll turn to again and again. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface xvAcknowledgments xviiOne Overview 1History and Development 21977: The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery 21989: The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised 42001: The Woodcock-Johnson III 62014: The Woodcock-Johnson IV 6Standardization Sample and Psychometric Properties 12Reliability 12Validity 14Further Information on the WJ IV COG 18Two How to Administer the WJ IV COG 22Melanie A. Bartels GrawGeneral Testing Information 23Testing Materials 23Tests Using the Response Booklet 23Timed Tests 24Tests Using the Audio Recording 24Testing Environment 25Establishing Rapport 26Accommodations 27Order of Administration 28Core Tests Administration 32Standard Battery Administration 34Extended Battery Administration and Selective Testing 36Time Requirements 38Suggested Starting Points 38Basal and Ceiling Criteria 39Scoring 39Test Observations 40Test-by-Test Administration Procedures 41Test 1: Oral Vocabulary 42Administration 43Item Scoring 43Common Examiner Errors 43Test 2: Number Series 44Administration 44...

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FREDRICK A. SCHRANK, PHD, ABPP, is the senior author of the Woodcock-Johnson IV. He is a licensed psychologist with professional interests in neurocognitive interpretation and intervention. SCOTT L. DECKER, PHD, NCSP, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina. JOHN M. GARRUTO, DEd, NCSP, is a School Psychologist in Central New York and Adjunct Professor at SUNY Oswego.

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The step-by-step guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting the WJ IV (R) Tests of Cognitive Abilities Essentials of WJ IV(R) Cognitive Abilities Assessment provides expert, practical advice on how to administer, score, and interpret the WJ IV COG(R).

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Series Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii One Overview 1 History and Development 2 1977: The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery 2 1989: The Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised 4 2001: The Woodcock-Johnson III 6 2014: The Woodcock-Johnson IV 6 Standardization Sample and Psychometric Properties 12 Reliability 12 Validity 14 Further Information on the WJ IV COG 18 Two How to Administer the WJ IV COG 22 Melanie A. Bartels Graw General Testing Information 23 Testing Materials 23 Tests Using the Response Booklet 23 Timed Tests 24 Tests Using the Audio Recording 24 Testing Environment 25 Establishing Rapport 26 Accommodations 27 Order of Administration 28 Core Tests Administration 32 Standard Battery Administration 34 Extended Battery Administration and Selective Testing 36 Time Requirements 38 Suggested Starting Points 38 Basal and Ceiling Criteria 39 Scoring 39 Test Observations 40 Test-by-Test Administration Procedures 41 Test 1: Oral Vocabulary 42 Administration 43 Item Scoring 43 Common Examiner Errors 43 Test 2: Number Series 44 Administration 44 Item Scoring 45 Common Examiner Errors 45 Test 3: Verbal Attention 46 Administration 46 Item Scoring 47 Common Examiner Errors 47 Test 4: Letter-Pattern Matching 48 Administration 48 Item Scoring 48 Common Examiner Errors 49 Test 5: Phonological Processing 49 Administration 50 Item Scoring 51 Common Examiner Errors 51 Test 6: Story Recall 52 Administration 53 Item Scoring 53 Common Examiner Errors 54 Test 7: Visualization 55 Administration 55 Item Scoring 56 Common Examiner Errors 56 Test 8: General Information 57 Administration 57 Item Scoring 58 Common Examiner Errors 58 Test 9: Concept Formation 59 Administration 59 Item Scoring 60 Common Examiner Errors 60 Test 10: Numbers Reversed 61 Administration 61 Item Scoring 62 Common Examiner Errors 62 Test 11: Number-Pattern Matching 63 Administration 63 Item Scoring 64 Common Examiner Errors 64 Test 12: Nonword Repetition 65 Administration 65 Item Scoring 66 Common Examiner Errors 66 Test 13: Visual-Auditory Learning 67 Administration 67 Item Scoring 68 Common Examiner Errors 68 Test 14: Picture Recognition 69 Administration 70 Item Scoring 70 Common Examiner Errors 70 Test 15: Analysis-Synthesis 71 Administration 71 Item Scoring 72 Common Examiner Errors 72 Test 16: Object-Number Sequencing 73 Administration 73 Item Scoring 74 Common Examiner Errors 74 Test 17: Pair Cancellation 75 Administration 75 Item Scoring 76 Common Examiner Errors 76 Test 18: Memory for Words 77 Administration 77 Item Scoring 78 Common Examiner Errors 78 Three How to Score the WJ IV COG 81 Melanie A. Bartels Graw Item Scoring 81 Item Scoring Keys 82 Scoring Multiple Responses 83 Tests Requiring Special Scoring Procedures 83 Test 6: Story Recall 83 Test 13: Visual-Auditory Learning 84 Scoring Guides 84 Obtaining Estimated Age and Grade Equivalent Scores (Optional) 85 Reminders for Scoring Each Test 87 Test 1: Oral Vocabulary 88 Test 2: Number Series 88 Test 3: Verbal Attention 88 Test 4: Letter-Pattern Matching 89 Test 5: Phonological Processing 89 Test 6: Story Recall 90 Test 7: Visualization 91 Test 8: General Information 91 Test 9: Concept Formation 91 Test 10: Numbers Reversed 92 Test 11: Number-Pattern Matching 92 Test 12: Nonword Repetition …