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WISC; WISC-V
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The WISC-V (Wechsler 2014) is an individually administered measure of cognitive abilities developed for use with children ages 6 to 16 years. It represents the most recent revision of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children and includes normative updates and factor restructuring from the WISC-IV (Wechsler 2003). The WISC-V was normed on 2,200 children ages 6 to 16 years, stratified by age, race/ethnicity, parent education, and geographic region, according to 2012 US census data. A total of 100 boys and 100 girls were included in each of 11 age levels of the standardization sample.
The WISC-V consists of ten primary, six secondary, and five complementary subtests, yielding five Primary Index, five Ancillary Index, and three Complementary Index scales, along with a Full-Scale IQ (FSIQ). Notably, the terms “core” and “supplemental” subtests are not used due to changes that only permit subtest substitution for the FSIQ. The WISC-V incorporates several...
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Olivier, T.W., Mahone, E.M., Jacobson, L.A. (2018). Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1605
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