WJ-IV-Ach 6760 – Flashcards
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What theory is the WJ-IV Ach based upon?
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The CHC Theory
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What does WJ-IV-Ach stand for?
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Woodcock Johnson IV Tests of Achievement
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What are 3 uses for the WJ-IV-Ach?
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In conjunction with WJ-IV-Cog and OL, assessing growth, program evaluation
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What is the age range?
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2-95+ years
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What are the core tests that make up the brief measure?
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Tests 1-6
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What are the standard and extended tests?
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Tests 1-11 are standard, 12-20 are extended
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How many tests are there in all?
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20 tests
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What is the reliability within this test?
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80% and higher for tests and 90% and higher for clusters.
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What do the 6 core tests measure?
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Reading, Mathematics, Written Language, Academic Skills, Academic Applications, Brief Achievement
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How many clusters are there?
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22 clusters
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How many clusters are from the standard battery?
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15
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How many clusters are from the extended battery?
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7
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What standard test measures word identification skills?
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Test #1. Letter-Word Identification
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What standard test measures ability to use syntactic and semantic cues to identify a missing word in text?
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Test #4. Passage comprehension
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What standard test measures ability to apply phonic and structural analysis skills to the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words?
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Test #7. Word Attack
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What standard test is a measure of story telling accuracy and prosody?
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Test #8. Oral Reading
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What standard test measures reading rate?
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Test #9. Sentence Reading Fluency
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What standard test is a measure of ability to analyze and solve problems mathematically?
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Test #2. Applied Problems
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What standard test measures the ability to perform mathematical computations (tests of math achievement)?
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Test #5. Calculation
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What standard test measures speed of computation or the ability to solve simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts quickly?
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Test #10. Math Fact Fluency
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What standard test requires words to be written that are presented orally?
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Test #3. Spelling
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What standard test measures skill in writing responses to a variety of demands?
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Test #6. Writing Samples
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What standard test measures skills in formulating and writing sample sentences quickly?
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Test #11. Sentence Writing Fluency
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What cluster is an aggregate measure of basic achievement skills?
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Academic Skills
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Which cluster is an overall index of academic fluency?
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Academic Fluency
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Which tests comprise the Academic Fluency cluster?
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Sentence Reading, Fluency, Math Fact Fluency and Sentence Writing Fluency
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Which cluster is a measure of ability to apply academic skill to academic problems?
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Academic Applications
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Which cluster is a broad sample of range of scientific knowledge, social studies knowledge, and cultural knowledge?
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Academic Knowledge
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Which cluster represents a screening of the person's performance across reading, writing and math?
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Brief Achievement
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Which cluster represents overall performance across various achievement domains?
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Broad Achievement
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Which tests comprise the Broad Achievement cluster?
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1-6 and 9-11
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True or False? When administering the test, you should not put two tests consecutively that a student struggles with.
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True
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True or False? It is not necessary to record examinee behaviors during testing.
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False
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True or False? Do not include items below the basal when computing the raw score.
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False
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True or False? Accommodations can be made so long as they do not give an advantage to the examinee.
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True
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What is test #1?
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Letter-Word Identification
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What is test #2?
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Applied Problems
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What is test #3?
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Spelling
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What is test #4?
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Passage Comprehension
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What is test #5?
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Calculation
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What is test #6?
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Writing Samples
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What is test #7?
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Word Attack
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What is test #8?
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Oral Reading
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What is test #9?
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Sentence Reading Fluency
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What is test #10?
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Math Fact Fluency
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What is test #11?
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Sentence Writing Fluency
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What is test #12?
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Reading Recall
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What is test #13?
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Number Matrices
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What is test #14?
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Editing
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What is test #15?
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Word Reading Fluency
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What is test #16?
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Spelling of Sounds
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What is test #17?
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Reading Vocabulary
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What is test #18?
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Science
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What is test #19?
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Social Studies
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What is test #20?
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Humanities
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What are 3 common errors in administration?
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Not following standardization, not establishing basal and/or ceiling and not testing by complete pages
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What are 3 common scoring errors?
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Not including items below basal for raw scores, making simple addition errors, and including sample items in raw score
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What are 3 strengths of the WJ-IV-Ach?
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Co-normed with WJ-IV-Cog & OL, scoring procedures in manual, administration and scoring procedures are clearly described.
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What are 3 weaknesses of the WJ-IV-Ach?
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Cannot be hand scored, judgment scoring writing samples, expense with purchasing 3 separate batteries to make comparisons (WJ-IV-Cog, OL and Ach)
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What do you do if the basal criteria is not met on the first items administered?
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test backward until basal is met or you reach item 1, making sure to test by complete pages when material is visible to examinee.
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which 3 tests do not have basal or ceiling rules?
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test 6: writing samples, test 8: oral reading, test 12: reading recall. instead based on continuation instructions (if you get x points, go to the next section)
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what is the rule for testing when the stimulus material is visible to the examinee?
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test by complete pages
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do you include sample items or practice items in the raw score?
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no
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which tests must you adhere to a time limit?
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9,10,11,15
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which tests must you include 1 point for each unadministered item below the basal?
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1,2,3,4,5,7,13,14,16,17,18,19,20
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where do you enter the raw score for each test?
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in the tinted box at the end of each test or subtest
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what are the special instructions for test 17 (reading vocabulary)?
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administer both subtests to obtain accurate raw score
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what are the special instructions for test 6 (writing samples)?
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base score on only one block of items
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explain the uniqueness of each score
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each score is unique and communicates different information, standard scores/percentile rank communicates relative standing in peer group, proficiency or funtionality in tasks is best described by RPI (relative proficiency index), developmental or instructional info is best communicated by age or grade equivalent and corresponding instructional zone (easy to difficult)
