WAIS-IV: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth UK Edition

Description

Author(s): David Wechsler
Publication Year: 2010
Age Range: 16 years to 90 years 11 months
Administration: Individual – 75 minutes
Qualification Code: CL1

The WAIS-IV^UK is designed to assess general cognitive functioning in adults with a variety of neurological conditions. WAIS-IV^UK 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-III^UK and WISC-IV^UK
• 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.