WJ-III clinical use and interpretation : scientist practitioner perspectives / Fredrick A. Schrank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schrank, Fredrick A. (Fredrick Allen)

Series:

Practical resources for the mental health professional

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability.

Physical Description:

xvi, 441 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Woodcock-Johnson III clinical use and interpretation

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic, [2003]

Summary:

WJ III Clinical Use and Interpretation presents a wide variety of clinical applications of the WJ III from leading experts. Each chapter will provide the reader with insights into patterns of cluster and test scores from both the WJ III Tests of Cognitive Abilities and WJ III Tests of Achievement that can assist with interpretation and formulation of diagnostic hypotheses for clinical practice. WJ III Clinical Use and Interpretation provides expert guidance for using the WJ III with individuals with a broad array of learning and neuropsychological problems, including learning disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. New research included in this volume emphasizes the value of the WJ III for identification of gifted children and adolescents and young children with developmental delays.

Contents:

1 Interpretation of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities: Acting on Evidence / Randy Granville Floyd, Renee B. Shaver, Kevin S. McGrew

Review of WJ III COG Validity Evidence 3

WJ III COG Validity Evidence 4

Consequential Validity 35

2 Qualitative Analysis of Woodcock-Johnson III Test Performance / Barbara G. Read, Fredrick A. Schrank

Interpretation of the WJ III 48

Test Performance Analysis Guidelines 50

Comprehension-Knowledge 51

Long-Term Retrieval 54

Visual-Spatial Thinking 57

Auditory Processing 60

Fluid Reasoning 64

Processing Speed 66

Short-Term Memory 68

Written Language 77

Quantitative Knowledge 82

Oral Language 85

3 Instructional Implications from the Woodcock-Johnson III / Nancy Mather, Barbara J. Wendling

Academic Skills 100

Academic Fluency 107

Oral Language, Knowledge, and Academic Applications 112

4 Use of the Woodcock-Johnson III in the Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities / Noel Gregg, Chris Coleman, Deborah Knight

Eligibility and Learning Disabilities 126

Clinical Clusters 128

Cognitive Performance Clusters 138

Oral Language Clusters 139

Math Clusters 141

Reading Clusters 150

Written Expression Clusters 162

5 Using the Woodcock-Johnson III Discrepancy Procedures for Diagnosing Learning Disabilities / Nancy Mather, Fredrick A. Schrank

Intra-Ability Discrepancies 176

Ability/Achievement Discrepancies 183

Comparative Information Obtained from the WJ III Discrepancy Procedures 189

Limitations of Ability/Achievement Discrepancy Procedures 190

6 Use of the Woodcock-Johnson III within the Context of a Modern Operational Definition of Learning Disability / Dawn P. Flanagan

Using the WJ III to Assess Individuals for Learning Difficulties 200

Level I-A Inter-Individual Academic Ability Analysis with the WJ III

Performance in Academic Skills and Acquired Knowledge 202

Level I-B Evaluation of Mitigating or Exclusionary Hypotheses 213

Level II-A Inter-Individual Cognitive Ability Analysis with the WJ III

Performance in Abilities/Processes and Learning Efficiency 214

Level II-B Reevaluation of Mitigating or Exclusionary Factors 221

Level III Integrated Ability Analysis with the WJ III

Evaluation of Underachievement 221

Level IV Evaluation of Interference with Learning 225

7 Using the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement with the WISC-III and WAIS-III to Determine a Specific Learning Disability / LeAdelle Phelps, Kevin S. McGrew

Ability/Achievement Discrepancy Calculations 230

WJ III Ability/Achievement Discrepancy Options 231

Alternatives to the Ability/Achievement Discrepancy Model 233

8 Assessment with the Woodcock-Johnson III and Young Children / Mary E. Tusing, Denise E. Maricle, Laurie Ford

A Rationale for Norm-Referenced Assessment with Young Children 244

Using the WJ III with Young Children 245

Understanding the Development of Cognitive Abilities in Young Children Using CHC Theory 255

Linking Cognitive Abilities and Early Literacy 266

9 Assessment of Gifted Children with the Woodcock-Johnson III / Betty E. Gridley, Kimberly A. Norman, Mary G. Rizza, Scott L. Decker

The Value of the WJ III for Assessing Intellectually Gifted Students 291

Technical Characteristics of the WJ III 292

Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation 293

Characteristics of Gifted Students and Implications for Testing 294

10 Using the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities with Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder / Laurie Ford, Timothy Z. Keith, Randy Granville Floyd, Cheryl Fields, Fredrick A. Schrank

Diagnostic Criteria and a Behavioral-Cognitive Approach to Diagnosing AD/HD 320

Use of the Woodcock-Johnson in the Assessment of AD/HD 323

The Executive Processes, Broad Attention, Working Memory, and Checklist Study 324

Clinical Applications and Case Illustration 337

11 A Cognitive Neuropsychology Assessment System / Raymond S. Dean, Richard W. Woodcock, Scott L. Decker, Fredrick A. Schrank

Historical Overview 346

Theoretical Foundations of the Dean-Woodcock Neuropsychology Model 349

The Dean-Woodcock Neuropsychological Assessment System 360

12 The Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities in Cognitive Assessment Courses / Jeffery P. Braden, Vincent C. Alfonso

Surveys of Contemporary Cognitive Assessment Course Practices 378

Why Have the WJ and WJ-R Been Absent from Cognitive Assessment Courses? 379

Challenges in Teaching the Course on Cognitive Assessment 383

Unique Administration Features of the WJ III COG 391

Best Practices for WJ III COG Training 391

Appendix A Sources Contributing to Validity Evidence 403

Appendix B Expected Achievement on the WJ III Given WISC-III Full-Scale IQ and Correction for Regression to the Mean 409

Appendix C Ability/Achievement Discrepancy Worksheet 413

Appendix D WJ III COG Teaching Resources 415.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0126289824

OCLC:

51870701