Wechsler Test Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) Overview 5

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Gross motor balance

Answer

Reading

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Mathematics

Answer

Written Expression

Question 2

The WIAT-III added or refined subtests primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Improve alignment with current curriculum standards

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Remove all math content

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Become a group-administered test

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Measure personality

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Equal to or better than 75% of the norm group

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Got 75% of items correct

Answer

In the bottom quarter

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Exactly average

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A trained school or clinical psychologist

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A bus driver

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A receptionist with no training

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A peer student

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Direct, statistically sound ability-achievement comparisons

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It makes the test free

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It eliminates the need for scoring

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It allows group administration

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Offer a break between subtests as allowed

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Skip remaining subtests entirely

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Read answers aloud to help

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Double the time limits secretly

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Low Pseudoword Decoding and Word Reading scores

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High Math Fluency score

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Average Listening Comprehension

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A strong Oral Expression score