Wide Range Achievement Test Wide Range Achievement History and Development 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which WRAT edition was the first to offer two equivalent alternate forms (Form 1 and Form 2)?
- WRAT-R
- WRAT3
- WRAT4 (Correct answer)
- WRAT5
Correct answer: WRAT4
The WRAT4 was the first edition to include two equivalent alternate forms for repeated testing.
Question 2: What was the subtest formerly called 'Arithmetic' renamed to in the WRAT4?
- Numerical Operations
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Math Computation (Correct answer)
- Applied Mathematics
Correct answer: Math Computation
The Arithmetic subtest was renamed Math Computation in the WRAT4 to better describe its content.
Question 3: The WRAT was originally designed primarily for use with which population?
- Preschool children only
- Children and adults across a broad age range (Correct answer)
- College students only
- Adults over age 50 only
Correct answer: Children and adults across a broad age range
From its origins, the WRAT was designed to assess basic academic skills across a wide age range of children and adults.
Question 4: Frederick Jastak was primarily affiliated with which US university?
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Delaware (Correct answer)
- Stanford University
- University of Michigan
Correct answer: University of Delaware
Frederick Jastak was associated with the University of Delaware, where much of the WRAT's early development occurred.
Question 5: The WRAT-R (Revised) was published in approximately what year?
- 1974
- 1984 (Correct answer)
- 1994
- 2004
Correct answer: 1984
The WRAT-R was published in 1984, updating the original 1946 instrument.
Question 6: What approximate maximum age was covered by the WRAT3 standardization sample?
- Under 18 only
- Up to 24 years
- Up to 74 years 11 months (Correct answer)
- Up to 99 years
Correct answer: Up to 74 years 11 months
The WRAT3 extended the age range to 74 years 11 months, making it applicable across the adult lifespan.
Wide Range Achievement Test Wide Range Achievement History and Development 2
Which WRAT edition was the first to offer two equivalent alternate forms (Form 1 and Form 2)?