Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Verbal Working Memory to Deaf Children’s Oral and Written Production Barbara Arfé, Cristina Rossi, and Silvia Sicoli In the past, many studies have been made for the oral and written capabilities of deaf children. But this journal focuses on the same factors but with their working memory. The children who participated in this study were severely or profoundly deaf and aged from eight to thirteen years old. In specific, they focused on the verbal working memory because this affects their…

but children with ASD are usually withdrawn from people, their environment and are more on the anti –social side. Natasha seems to enjoy the interactions with her family and peers and she does not display any characteristic of withdrawal. On the other hand, Learning Disability also portrays the same characteristics as Intellectual disability. They are different because Learning Disability focuses more on the aspect of academic achievements skills such as in reading, math and writing. Children…

The title of the test in review is the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, Fourth Edition, also known as the TONI-4. Linda Brown, Rita J. Sherbenou and Susan K. Johnsen originally wrote the test. The test is currently published by PRO-ED, which is located at 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard in Austin, Texas. The company’s website is www.proedinc.com. It is recommended that the testing process take approximately 15 minutes, although, there is no specific time limit for test takers to respond during the…

neuropsychological battery that was originally developed to evaluate and measure neuropsychological deficiencies, specifically, in the learning, experience, and cognitive skills of adults ages fifteen and older. Golden later revised his work to evaluate children ages 8 through 12, which he named the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: Children's Revision (LNNB-C). Similar to the original version, the LNNB-C is a standardized test used diagnose cognitive deficits in the localization and…

a vast majority of children the easy access to education. The school busses were nothing like they are today; they used to be a simple carriage with horses. In 1929, Piaget published his theory of cognitive development, which introduced a whole new aspect to development and its relationship with education.…

differences between the set of twins and gathered a detail history from each twin to determine if links could be made from the differing aspects of their lives to the detected epigenetic differences. Each twin was given The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI; Wechsler, 1999), The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-II; Hathaway, 1989), and The Toronto Gambling task (Floden & Stuss, 2004) to determine any differences in IQ, personality, psychopathology, and the amount…

It should also include assessment of parental deficits. Intelligence evaluations would be indicated if there are allegations of limited intellectual parenting. This will render an accurate and comprehensive interpretation of the parent’s limitation which could potentially compromise the safety and future developmental growth of the child. To this end, it is also essential to assess any evidence of substance abuse employing testing scales of general personality such as the MMPI-2 or alcohol and…

Intelligence refers to general mental ability to learn, solve novel problems, educe relationships, quickly process information accurately, think rationally, act purposefully, originate useful ideas and effectively adapt to one’s environment. Unfortunately, intelligence testing has not been incorporated in Nigerian educational system in spite of the central role that the trait plays in almost all human behaviour. This is largely due to the absence of a test that reliably and validly measures…

was conducted on a cohort that was admitted to a Neonatal Unit during a specific time frame and enrolled in the research study. These children were enrolled in the research study and in follow-up studies until they reached preschool. Even though this…

She is outgoing with other children and activities. However, she is having problems following directions. She gives up when something is too hard. She argues with her friends and acts out to get her favorite toy. Acting out to get her favorite toy is probably instrumental aggression…