What is the difference between the WAIS and the WISC?

The WAIS-III produced a significantly higher mean Full Scale IQ score than the WISC-IV, in a sample of 16 year olds who attended special school. The difference between the mean Full Scale IQ score on the WAIS-III and the WISC-IV was 11.82 points, with the WAIS-III scoring higher.

How many subtests are in the WAIS-IV?

10 subtests
The WAIS–IV FSIQ is composed of all 10 subtests that comprise the four index scores, including the Working Memory and Processing Speed subtests.

Is the WAIS an aptitude or achievement test?

Aptitude refers to the capacity to learn, and thus aptitude tests are those designed to predict a person’s future performance. Achievement tests are designed to assess what a person has learned. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is the most widely used intelligence test.

What does the WAIS IV measure?

The WAIS-IV is intended to measure intellectual functioning, incorporating verbal, analogical, sequential, and quantitative reasoning, as well as working memory and psychomotor processing speed.

What does WAIS-IV measure?

How do you calculate WAIS-IV?

The WAIS-IV is scored by summing the raw scores for each subtest; each raw subtest score is then converted to a scaled scored (M = 10; SD = 3). To obtain each index score, the sum of scaled scores is computed for the core subtests that comprise each index and then converted to a standard score.

What subtests make up FSIQ on WISC V?

The WISC–V FSIQ is based on seven subtests: Similarities, Vocabulary, Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, Figure Weights, Digit Span, and Coding.

How is the WAIS-IV administered?

The WAIS-IV may be administered in paper-and-pencil or web-based (Q-interactive) format; it can be scored manually or with software. NOTE: Field-based data collection for development of the WAIS-5 is ongoing through 2020.

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