Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence
_______’s general cognitive ability is within the average range of intellectual
functioning, as measured by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI).
His/Her overall thinking and reasoning abilities, however, exceed those of only
approximately ___% of children his/her age (FSIQ = ___; 90% confidence interval =
____-____).
He/she performed slightly better on nonverbal than on verbal reasoning tasks, but there is
no significant difference between _____’s ability to reason with and without the use of
words. His/Her verbal reasoning abilities are average and above those of approximately
___% of his/her peers (VIQ= ____; 90% confidence interval = ____-____). His/Her
nonverbal reasoning abilities are average and above those of approximately ____% of
students ______’s age (PIQ = ____; 90% confidence interval = ____-____).
_____ achieved his/her best performance among the verbal reasoning tasks on the
Vocabulary/Similarities subtest and lowest score on the Similarities/Vocablary subtest.
His/Her performance across these areas differs and suggests a strength and weakness,
respectively, in _____’s profile of verbal reasoning abilities. His/Her weak performance
on the similarities/vocabulary subtest was below that of most children his/her age.
The Vocabulary subtest required ______ to explain the meaning of words presented in
isolation. As a direct measure of expressive vocabulary, verbal knowledge, and fund of
information the subtest is one indication of an individual’s overall comprehension.
Performance on this subtest also requires abilities to verbalize meaningful concepts as
well as to retrieve information from long-term memory (Vocabulary scaled score = ___).
On the Similarities subtest ______ was required to respond orally to a series of word
pairs by explaining how the words of each pair are alike. This subtest measures an
individual’s verbal concept formation, abstract verbal reasoning ability, and general
intellectual ability. (Similarities scaled score = ___).
On the Block Design subtest __________ was required to replicate a two-color design,
while viewing a model or a picture and using a specified number of blocks to re-create
the design within a time limit. This subtest measures an individual’s perceptual
organization and general intelligence (Block Design scaled score = ___).
The Matrix Reasoning subtest is composed of four types of nonverbal reasoning tasks:
pattern completion, classification, analogy, and serial reasoning. This subtest measures
an individual’s nonverbal fluid reasoning and general intellectual ability (Matrix
Reasoning scaled score = ___).