Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Although Lang et al. (2010) appeared to successfully develop a tool that may be used by clinicians to inform appropriate treatment approaches when working with children who suffer from trauma, several limitations to their literature surfaced. For instance, the lack of studies and research to review or analyze before developing the algorithm, the variability from patient to patient might make a set procedure difficult for clinicians to implement or rely on, and the need to accurately recognize…

appear adversely affected by frustration. verall, giving the testing conditions and Jenna 'effort, the current results appear to be an accurate estimate of her cognitive ability. Jenna’s cognitive abilities were assessed with the use of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, 4th Edition (WAIS-IV). The subtests measure different cognitive processing abilities, and when combined they form four index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, Working…

Nature is the environment contributing to behavior and development. When someone supports intelligence as coming from nature verses nurture, they believe that the right environment, access to material resources, and opportunities can lead to higher I.Q. scores. I believe both nature and nurture have an effect on development. To me heredity and environment cannot act independently, they must intertwine. Children are wired in certain ways and get lots of traits from their parents, but they…

a 15 year old female who was examined by Judy Bissell. Her birth date is September 3rd, 1995. She was given the Weschsler Intelligence scale (WIS-IV) on September 8th, 2010. Test Administered The Weschsler Intelligence scale for Children (WISC-IV) measures the child’s overall intellectual ability. The assessment assists with the clinical insights into the child’s intelligences. The goals of this assessment is to strengthen professional decision making when studying the child’s fluid reasoning,…

Intelligence has been defined in many different ways such as in terms of one's capacity for logic, abstract thought, understanding, self-awareness, communication, learning, memory, planning, creativity and problem solving. It can also be more generally described as the ability to perceive and retain information and apply it to itself or other instances of information creating referable understanding models of any size, density, or complexity. This ability significantly increases the adaptive…

recieves two 30 minute OT sessions per week Scott's received the Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children in order to measure his level of intellectual functionning. His overall cognitive ability falls in the average range (FSIQ= 103;58th %tile;111).His nonverbal ability is significantly better developed than his verbal ability. -Nonverbal he measured in the 77th %tile -Verbal he measured in the 37th %tile Visual Motoe Integration Scale Scott shows a great improvement since he was first…

fair test of Intelligence: The investigator employed ‘Culture Fair’ test of general mental ability constructed by cattell (Test of ‘g’: Culture Fair, Scale 3, From A) for measuring intelligence of all subjects. This test was chosen in preference to some other available tests primarily because it is a culture fair test. Unlike other widely used test it is less affected by the vagaries of place and time. The constructor of the test claims that the test measure “ individual intelligence” in a…

of Non-Verbal Intelligence, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales 3rd Edition, Gilliam autism Rating Scale-3rd, and classroom observation which are done by the psychologist. When all of the assessments are completed the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team, which includes parents, regular education teacher, special education…

location, infant birth weight, and child’s history of disease. The research assessors, who were completely blind to the drug exposure of the children, evaluated cognitive outcomes through the use of Mental Developmental Index of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (for children between 21 and 34 months of age) and the Differential Ability Scales (for children between 33-45 months of age). After, standardized scores were calculated. The research assessors used the…

Introduction Intelligence has been a controversial topic for many years. What is intelligence? Who has it? How do you measure it? Is there more than one type of intelligence? There are many theories that explain “intelligence”. Some theories of intelligence are Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, Sternberg’s theory of triarchic intelligence, and Cattell’s theory of intelligence, and many others have been proposed throughout the years. Many views have been brought up and many names are…