What WISC-IV score is gifted?
by Carolyn K., director, Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page
| Level of Giftedness | Full Scale IQ score WISC-IV, WPPSI-III source: Assessment of Children |
|---|---|
| gifted or moderately gifted (G or MG) | 130-138 |
| highly gifted (HG) | 138-145 |
| exceptionally gifted (EG) | 145-152 |
| profoundly gifted (PG) | 152-160 |
What does coding on the WISC v measure?
Coding measures visual-motor dexterity, associative nonverbal learning, and nonverbal short-term memory. Fine-motor dexterity, speed, accuracy and ability to manipulate a pencil contribute to task success; perceptual organization is also important.
What does a low fluid reasoning score mean?
Students that struggle with fluid reasoning often exhibit some of the following traits when engaged in learning activities: they struggle to identify patterns and relationships, have difficulty with drawing conclusions or inferences from information presented, may not be able to transfer skills or knowledge from one …
What does the WISC tell you?
The WISC Test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) is an IQ test administered to children between ages 6 and 16 by school districts and psychologists. The objective of the exam is to understand whether or not a child is gifted, as well as to determine the student’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
What is fluid reasoning WISC?
The Fluid Reasoning Index measures a child’s ability to detect the underlying conceptual relationship among visual objects and use reasoning to identify and apply rules. This skill may be important to a child’s development in reading and ability to think quickly in general.
What are the scores on the WISC IV test?
Printed in the United States of America. Page 3. WISC-IV Test Scores Scale Score Percentile Rank Qualitative Range Verbal Comprehension (VCI) 112 79 High Average Perceptual Reasoning (PRI) 92 30 Average Working Memory (WMI) 102 55 Average Processing Speed (PSI) 91 27 Average. Haley’s Verbal Comprehension score is 112.
When to use the WISC-IV for gifted identification?
When the WISC-IV is used for the identification of gifted students, either the General Ability Index (GAI), which emphasizes reasoning ability, or the Full Scale IQ Score (FSIQ), should be acceptable for selection to gifted programs. The GAI should be derived using the table provided in Technical Report #4, available at
What does object assembly score on WISC-IV mean?
The Object Assembly subtest score reflects the visual-motor skills of puzzle construction. The child must analyze the object and construct the whole visual object from its parts within time constraints. Note that Object Assembly is eliminated in the WISC-IV. Was this page helpful?
What should my child’s WISC test score be?
Scores from 90 to 109 are average. A percentile rank is also given. This shows your child’s rank in the national comparison group. If the percentile rank were 45, for example, it would mean that she scored higher than approximately 45 out of 100 children her age.