WIAT - Wechsler Individual Achievement Administration and Scoring Procedures Questions and Answers

Question 1

An examiner is administering the WIAT-4 Math Problem Solving subtest to a 4th-grade student who starts at the grade-appropriate item.
The student answers the first two items incorrectly.
According to standard administration procedures, what should the examiner do next?

Accepted Answer

Administer the previous items in reverse order until a perfect basal is established.

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Discontinue the subtest and record the raw score as zero.

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Continue administering items forward until the ceiling rule is met.

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Provide corrective feedback on the two missed items and then continue.

Question 2

When entering a student's essay from the Essay Composition subtest into the Q-global scoring system, which of the following is the correct procedure?

Accepted Answer

Transcribe the essay exactly as it was written, including all errors.

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Correct spelling and grammatical errors that are clearly unintended slips.

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Ask the student to clarify illegible words and type the intended word.

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Paraphrase sentences that are grammatically awkward but convey a clear meaning.

Question 3

During administration of several WIAT-4 subtests, a student's response is vague or unclear. Under which condition is it permissible for the examiner to query the response?

Accepted Answer

When the response is incomplete or too ambiguous to be scored accurately.

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When the examiner believes the student knows the correct answer but misspoke.

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To elicit a more complete or elaborated response to improve the score.

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When the response is scorable but the examiner wants to confirm the student's reasoning.

Question 4

An examiner is administering the WIAT-4 Spelling subtest. The student incorrectly spells five consecutive words. The appropriate next step for the examiner is to:

Accepted Answer

Discontinue the subtest and begin scoring from the last correct item.

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Administer five more items to confirm the difficulty before stopping.

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Apply the reverse rule to find the student's basal.

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Provide the correct spellings for the missed words as a teaching opportunity.

Question 5

For which of the following WIAT-4 subtests is the use of a stopwatch to enforce a strict time limit a critical component of standard administration?

Accepted Answer

Math Fluency - Addition

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Reading Comprehension

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Numerical Operations

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Sentence Composition

Question 6

A psychologist is preparing to administer the WIAT-4 to a student beginning 3rd grade. When determining the starting item for most grade-based subtests like Word Reading, what is the most appropriate procedure?

Accepted Answer

Consult the administration manual for the designated start point for that specific grade.

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Always begin with item number 1, regardless of the student's age or grade.

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Administer a brief screener to determine the appropriate start point.

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Ask the student's teacher where they believe the student should begin.