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ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN:
WISC-IV and WPPSI-III Supplement
Jerome M. Sattler and Ron Dumont

Copyright 2004 
Illustrated, softbound, 8.5 x 11
ISBN 0-9702671-1-8
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Chapter 1 Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV): Description

A Note about Terminology
Standardization 
Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, and Test-Age Equivalents
Reliability 
Validity 
Intercorrelations for Subtests and Composites
Demographic Variables
Factor Analysis 
Range of Subtest and Process Score Scaled Scores
Range of Full Scale IQs 
Comparison of the WISC-IV and WISC-III
Administering the WISC-IV
Short Forms 
Choosing Between the WISC-IV and the WPPSI-III and Between the WISC-IV and the WAIS-III
Administering the WISC-IV to Children with Disabilities
Assets 
Limitations 
Concluding Comment 
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Chapter 2 WISC-IV Core Subjects

Block Design
Similarities
Digit Span
Picture Concepts
Coding
Vocabulary
Letter-Number Sequence
Matrix Reasoning
Comprehension
Symbol Search
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Chapter 3 WISC-IV Supplemental Subtests

Picture Completion 
Cancellation
Information
Arithmetic
Word Reasoning
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Chapter 4

Interpreting the WISC-IV

Profile Analysis
A Successive Level Approach to Test Interpretation
Steps in Analyzing a Protocol
The Composites 
Estimated Percentile Ranks and Test-Age Equivalents for Raw Scores
Suggestions for Reporting Composites and Subtests
Illustration of a Portion of a Psychological Report 
Comment on Interpreting the WISC-IV
Report Writing Guidelines
Psychological Evaluation
Test Your Skill
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Chapter 5 Wechsler Primary and Preschool Scale of Intelligence-III: Description

A Note About Terminology
Standardization
Standard Scores, Scaled Scores, and Test-Age Equivalents
Reliability
Validity

Intercorrelations for Subtests and Composites
Demographic Variables
Factor Analysis
Range of Subtest Scaled Scores
Range of Full Scale IQs
Comparison of the WPPSI-III with WPPSI-R
Administering the WPPSI-III
Short Forms 
Choosing Between the WPPSI-III and the WISC-IV
Choosing Between the WPPSI-III and the Bayley Infant Scales of Development-II
Administering the WPPSI-III to Children with Disabilities
Assets
Limitations
Concluding Comment 
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Chapter 6 WPPSI-III Core Subtests

Block Design
Information
Matrix Reasoning
Vocabulary
Picture Concepts
Word Reasoning
Coding
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Chapter 7 WPPSI-III Supplemental and Optional Subtests

Symbol Search
Comprehension
Picture Completion
Similarities
Receptive Vocabulary
Object Assembly
Picture Naming
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Chapter 8 Interpreting the WPPSI-III

Profile Analysis
A Successive Level Approach to Test Interpretation
Steps in Analyzing a Protocol
The Composites 
Estimated Percentile Ranks and Test-Age Equivalents for Raw Scores
Comment on Interpreting the WPPSI-III
Thinking Through the Issues
Summary
Key Terms, Concepts, and Names
Study Questions

Appendix A Tables for the WISC-IV
Appendix B Tables for the WPPSI-III
Appendix C Tables for the WISC-IV and WPPSI-III

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