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Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) Overview Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following is NOT a primary academic area assessed by the WIAT?

    Answer: Gross motor balance

    Gross motor balance is not an academic achievement area on the WIAT.

  2. The WIAT-III added or refined subtests primarily to:

    Answer: Improve alignment with current curriculum standards

    Revisions aimed to better align with contemporary educational standards.

  3. A percentile rank of 75 on the WIAT means the examinee scored:

    Answer: Equal to or better than 75% of the norm group

    A percentile rank of 75 means the score equals or exceeds 75% of the norm sample.

  4. Which professional is typically qualified to administer and interpret the WIAT?

    Answer: A trained school or clinical psychologist

    The WIAT requires a qualified, trained examiner such as a school psychologist.

  5. What is the main advantage of the WIAT's co-norming with Wechsler intelligence scales?

    Answer: Direct, statistically sound ability-achievement comparisons

    Co-norming lets clinicians validly compare achievement and ability scores.

  6. A student fatigues quickly during testing. Best practice for the examiner is to:

    Answer: Offer a break between subtests as allowed

    Standardized breaks between subtests help maintain valid performance without breaking protocol.

  7. Which WIAT result would most directly inform a reading intervention plan?

    Answer: Low Pseudoword Decoding and Word Reading scores

    Weak decoding and word reading scores pinpoint reading skills needing intervention.