WIPPSI IV ages 4:0-7:7
Intellectual functioning was assessed using formal instruments. An intelligence test was administered in
order to assess the student’s general range of intellectual functioning and to determine current strengths
and weaknesses across cognitive processing areas.
The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV) was administered
with the following results.
Scaled
Score
Percentile
Rank
Scaled
Score
Verbal Comprehension
Information
Similarities
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Receptive Vocabulary
Picture Naming
Fluid Reasoning
Matrix Reasoning
Picture Concepts
Visual Spatial
Block Design
Object Assembly
Processing Speed
Bug Search
Cancellation
Animal Coding
Percentile
Rank
Working Memory
Picture Memory
Zoo Locations
Standard Score
(mean=100)
Percentile
Rank
Verbal Comprehension Index
Visual Spatial Index
Fluid Reasoning Index
Working Memory Index
Processing Speed Index
Full Scale IQ
For MR/ID
Xxx’s Full Scale IQ score indicates general intellectual functioning to be within the extremely low range
of intelligence. Results of a standard score of 70 or below (considering the standard error of
measurement) indicate sub-average cognitive ability.
An analysis of Xxx’s performance across the various tests indicates (summarize what student could and
could not do)
If not MR/ID
Xxx’s Full Scale IQ score indicates general intellectual functioning and Xxx’s FSIQ (is within normal
limits/indicates a normative deficit/indicates a normative strength).
OR
The Full Scale IQ score is attenuated (weakened) due to the degree of scatter across Xxx’s profile of
scores and should not be viewed as the most representative score of his/her overall ability.
The Verbal Comprehension Index is a measure of knowledge acquired from a child’s environment, verbal
concept formation, and verbal reasoning. It is composed of Information (answering questions verbally or
by pointing that address a broad range of general knowledge topics), and Similarities (selecting a picture
in the same category as pictures shown or describing how two objects or concepts are similar). Additional
subtests that measure Verbal Comprehension include Vocabulary (naming pictures or defining words),
Comprehension (selecting pictures or answering questions based on an understanding of general
principles and social situations), Receptive Vocabulary (selecting the response that best represents a
word), and Picture Naming (naming depicted objects). Xxx’s performance indicates… (personalize this
section based on your analysis of the student’s responses)
The Visual Spatial Index is a measure of visual spatial processing, integration and synthesis of part-whole
relationships, attentiveness to visual detail, nonverbal concept formation, and visual-motor integration. It
is composed of Block Design (using blocks to recreate a given design), and Object Assembly (assembling
pieces of a puzzle). Xxx’s performance indicates… (personalize this section based on your analysis of
the student’s responses)
The Fluid Reasoning Index is a measure of inductive reasoning, broad visual intelligence, simultaneous
processing, conceptual thinking, and classification ability. It is composed of Matrix Reasoning (selecting
a response to complete a matrix), and Picture Concepts (selecting one picture from two or three rows of
pictures to form a group with common characteristics). Xxx’s performance indicates… (personalize this
section based on your analysis of the student’s responses)
The Working Memory Index is a measure of visual working memory, visual-spatial working memory,
and the ability to resist proactive interference. It is composed of Picture Memory (selecting the picture of
previously viewed stimulus), and Zoo Locations (Placing cards in the previously viewed location on a
layout). Xxx’s performance indicates… (personalize this section based on your analysis of the student’s
responses)
The Processing Speed Index is a measure of the child’s ability to quickly and correctly scan or
discriminate simple visual information. It is composed of Bug Search (within timed limits, marking the
bug in the search group that matches the target bug), and Cancellation (within timed limits, scanning two
arrangements of objects and marking target objects). An additional subtest that measures Processing
Speed is Animal Coding (within time limits, marking shapes that correspond to pictured animals). Xxx’s
performance indicates… (personalize this section based on your analysis of the student’s responses)