Description
NB: Only available to Republic of Ireland clients who meet the qualification code criteria below.
- Age Range: 16 years – 90 years 11 months
- Scores Interpretation: FSIQ, Index scores, subtest level scaled scores
- Qualification Code: C – Click HERE for more details.
- Completion time: 60-90 minutes for core subtests
- Administration: Paper-and-pencil or digital
- Digital Option: This assessment is available to administer, score and report digitally using Q-Interactive®
- Telepractice: Click HERE for guidance on using this test in your tele-practice
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The WAIS-IVUK is designed to assess general cognitive functioning in adults with a variety of neurological conditions. WAIS-IVUK can be used as part of an assessment to:
- identify learning difficulties, intellectual giftedness, cognitive strengths and weaknesses
- guide treatment planning and placement decisions
- provide clinical information for academic and neuropsychological evaluations
- deliver reliable and valid data for research purposes
Responding to influencing factors:
Changing Demographics
- Updated normative data for ages 16-90 years
- Enhanced utility for older adults
Emerging Clinical Needs
- Additional tasks for improved clinical utility
- New clinical and validity studies
Increase Caseload
- Reduced administration time to obtain composite scores
- Improved scoring rules
- Enhanced scoring software to assist in generating customizable reports
Scoring and Reporting
- Transitioned from dual IQ to Index Score structure to be consistent with the WPPSI-IIIUK and WISC-IVUK
- Yields FSIQ and 4 Index Scores with fewer subtests (VCI, PRI, WMI, & PSI)
- Includes General Ability Index (GAI)
- Renamed Perceptual Organisation Index (POI) as the Perceptual Reasoning Index PRI)
- Redesigned and enhanced scoring and reporting software to improve ease of use and functionality
