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WPPSI-IV - Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence - Fourth UK Edition, Product Range
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WPPSI-IV-G
WPPSI-IV - Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence - Fourth UK Edition
WPPSI-IW (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence) 4th Edition is a child-friendly, developmentally appropriate measure of cognitive development.
What's New about WPPSI-IV (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence), Fourth UK Edition?
- Two new working memory subtests
- Three new processing speed subtests
- Expanded factor structure
- Improved developmental appropriateness and clinical utility
- More efficient test administration
- Updated and improved psychometric properties
Features
- Identify and qualify students with cognitive delays for special services
- Evaluate children for cognitive delays, learning difficulties, autism and giftedness
- Determine the impact of traumatic brain injury on cognitive functions in children
- Scoring Options
Benefits
- Greater interpretive clarity
- Fun and engaging for the child
- Efficient and user-friendly for all
Primary Index scales
- Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI)
- Visual Spatial Index (VSI)
- Working Memory Index (WMI)
- Fluid Reasoning Index (FRI)
- Processing Speed Index (PSI)
- The Ancillary Index scales include:
- Vocabulary Acquisition Index (VAI)
- Nonverbal Index (NVI)
- General Ability Index (CAI)
- Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI)
Suplementary Products
In addition to the full kit, The Dyslexia Action Shop can offer repeat purchase of Record forms:
- (Ages 2-3), pack of 25
- (Ages 4-7), pack of 25
As well as Response Booklets packs:
- 1 (Bug Search), pack of 25
- 2 (Cancellation), pack of 25
- 3 (Animal Coding), pack of 25
Description
WPPSI-IV (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence), Fourth UK Edition has been re-designed to consider the unique challenges of assessing young children, improving it's developmental appropriateness.
First of all, the following updates increase the practical usefulness of the WPPSI–IVUK:
- Age range extended upward to 7 years 7 months
- Scoring approach expanded to include strengths and weaknesses analysis at the index level
- Reduced expressive language requirements
- New special group studies
- Validity studies with other measures including WPPSI–III, WISC®–IV, Bayley–III, selected NEPSY®–II subtests, and select BASC™–2 scales
- Refined Psychometric Properties
- UK normative sample standardised
- Improved subtest floors and ceilings
- Comparable or improved reliability for subtest and composite scores
Factor Structure
Additionally, the factor structure is now up to date and has been expanded for both age bands and includes three levels of interpretation: Full scale, Primary Index scale and Ancillary Index scale levels.
New Working Memory Subtests
Two new working memory subtests (Picture Memory and Zoo Locations) provide age appropriate, engaging tasks for children as young as 2 years 6 months. What's more, these reliable and child-friendly measures were specifically designed to help detect emerging working memory difficulties for early intervention.
New Game-like Subtest
Furthermore, there are three new game-like subtests (Bug Search, Cancellation and Animal Coding) utilise engaging art and use an ink dabber to indicate responses to minimise fine motor demands. Also, each subtest is built with careful consideration to the cognitive, motor, and language development of young children.
Improved Test Administration
Finally, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IVUK) test administration is up to date and directions for children are simplified and shortened to make the test more efficient and user-friendly. Testing time is maintained or reduced while construct coverage is increased. Examiner instructions are clear and concise, including shortened discontinue criteria and simplified substitution, invalidation, and proration rules. The stimulus book contents has been distributed to maximise portability and the storage solutions have are more durable.
Age range: 2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months
Administration: Core Subtests: Ages 2 years 6 months to 3 years 11 months; 30–45 Minutes, Ages 4 years to 7 years 7 months; 45–60 Minutes
Author (s): David Wechsler
Publication year: 2013
Publisher: Pearson Assessment
Administration: Core Subtests: Ages 2 years 6 months to 3 years 11 months; 30–45 Minutes, Ages 4 years to 7 years 7 months; 45–60 Minutes
Author (s): David Wechsler
Publication year: 2013
Publisher: Pearson Assessment
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