Wechsler Test Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) Overview 4

Question 1

The WIAT was first published in what decade?

Accepted Answer

1990s

Answer

1970s

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2010s

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1950s

Question 2

Which WIAT subtest measures a student's ability to decode unfamiliar nonsense words?

Accepted Answer

Pseudoword Decoding

Answer

Sentence Composition

Answer

Numerical Operations

Answer

Listening Comprehension

Question 3

Within an ability-achievement discrepancy model, a learning disability is suggested when:

Accepted Answer

Achievement is significantly below predicted ability

Answer

Achievement matches ability exactly

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Achievement exceeds ability

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Both scores are average

Question 4

Which scoring option speeds up WIAT scoring and reduces errors?

Accepted Answer

Q-global/Q-interactive digital scoring

Answer

Hand-tallying without keys

Answer

Estimating by memory

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Skipping subtests

Question 5

A standard score of 130 on the WIAT falls in which descriptive range?

Accepted Answer

Very superior/well above average

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Average

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Below average

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Borderline

Question 6

Which WIAT subtest would best evaluate written expression at the sentence level?

Accepted Answer

Sentence Composition

Answer

Word Reading

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Math Fluency

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Early Reading Skills

Question 7

Why is establishing rapport important before WIAT administration?

Accepted Answer

It helps the examinee perform at their true level

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It changes the correct answers

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It is required to score higher automatically

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It shortens the test arbitrarily