Description
NB: Only available to Republic of Ireland clients who meet the qualification code criteria below.
Author(s): David Wechsler
Publication Year: 2010
Age Range: 16 years to 90 years 11 months
Administration: Individual – 75 minutes
Qualification Code: C
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.
