Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – WISC IV
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), is an IQ test that children as young as 6 yars of age an take. The WISC test can be completed without any writing or reading needed by the child taking the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Once completed, the WISC test generates an IQ score.
Like other IQ Tests the WISC-IV (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) is designed to measure skills and abilities, rather than grade-level subject knowledge. The WISC test is conducated by a trained psychologist one-on-one with the child. The time to take the test varies since a good test giver will establish a strong rapport with the child prior to beginning the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Depending on the age of the child taking the WISC-IV test it’s commonplace the test could be 2-3 hours and in some cases in more than one session.
The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – WISC IV contains 16 subsets of the test.
There are 16 subtests on the WISC-IV. Within each of the subtests the questions get more difficult as the child progresses through the text. The format questions on the WISC test are presented in may change too. A child’s score is determined by how far they get within each subtest before getting three in a row wrong. The scores from the various subtests are then combined to get an IQ.
The 16 subtests of the the Wechsler Test:
- Block Design
- Similarities
- Digit Span
- Picture Concepts
- Coding
- Vocabulary
- Letter-Number Sequencing
- Matrix Reasoning
- Comprehension
- Symbol Search
- Picture Completion
- Cancellation
- Information
- Arithmetic
- Word Reasoning
- Perceptual Reasoning Index
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5 Responses to “Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – WISC IV”
john says:can someone email me some sample questions please?
pushpa says:can we get some free sample questions for WISC IV test.
Maray says:My son just took this test, you cannot email samples. I only saw one section, a flipbook with blocks on them to find patterns. Another one was 9 items, 3 columns, 3 rows, and find three that have something in common. The one I saw, the 3 items floated (lifesaver, duck, raft). Very hard. Another thing was a similarities test. They gave me one sample question. What do ice and steam have in common? Most people say “water”. My son said “both are extreme temperatures of water”. Hope that helps you!
Karen says:How do I find someone to give the WISC test to my child in Utah?
TestingMom.com says:Here’s a site that lists test givers around the US.
