Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fifth UK Edition (WISC-VUK) - Overview

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The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fifth UK Edition (WISC-VUK) is an individually administered cognitive ability assessment for children aged 6:0–16:11. It delivers a comprehensive measure of overall intellectual ability alongside five primary index scores (FSIQ) and additional ancillary index scores from ten core subtests. The edition supports both traditional paper-and-pencil administration and digital assessment through the Q-interactive platform, with web-based scoring and reporting options via Q-global.

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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children®– Fifth UK Edition (WISC ® -VUK) The most trusted test of child cognitive ability Contents Overview p2–3 Test Format p4–5 Test Framework p6 Improvements p7–9 Subtests p10–11 Web-based Scoring and Reporting p 12 Composite Scores p 13 New Index Scores p 14 WISC-V/WIAT-III Working Together p 15 Ordering Details p 16 [pearsonclinical.co.uk/wiscvuk](pearsonclinical.co.uk/wiscvuk) Overview The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children® – Fifth UK Edition (WISC®-VUK), is the current version of the most powerful, individually administered, cognitive ability measure for children aged 6 years 0 months to 16 years 11 months (6:0–16:11) . The WISC-VUK includes notable improvements that make identifying issues, and finding the solutions, faster and easier, without sacrificing the Wechsler gold standard of excellence. You now get more critical insights than ever before. The WISC-VUK provides a comprehensive measure of overall intellectual ability, as well as five specific cognitive domains that impact performance in the classroom and beyond. More coverage provides: More flexibility as well as additional scores. New measures of visual spatial ability, fluid reasoning, and visual working memory. New and separate visual spatial and fluid reasoning composites. New ancillary composites for specific clinical situations. Five primary index scores, the FSIQ, as well as three ancillary index scores obtained with the ten primary subtests. 2 Following is a brief summary of the WISC-VUK Administration and Scoring Manual which is included with purchase ofthe WISC-VUK Complete Kit. The manual provides a general overview of the WISC-VUK content and structure, applications, user responsibilities, and suitability and fairness issues. It also includes general testing guidelines, general administration and scoring procedures, directions for completing the Record Form, and instructions on how to derive subtest, process, and composite scores, as well as detailed subtest administration and scoring procedures. Technical and normative information included in the manual was derived from the UK Standardisation Project. This fifth edition of the WISC-VUK incorporates the latest research on intelligence, cognitive development, neurodevelopment, cognitive neuroscience, and processes important to learning ensuring its currency. With the growing demand for digital assessment this edition now also offers a choice of the traditional pencil-and-paper format or digital via the Q-interactive® platform. The assessment can only be used by professionals with a qualification code of CL1 which means anyone who is registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and is a Chartered Psychologist with The British Psychological Society; registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and also has the protected titles of Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist or Educational Psychologist. | Age Range | 6:0–16:11 years | | --- | --- | | Qualification Code | CL1 | | Format | Paper-and-Pencil or digital via Q-interactive® | | Administration | Primary subtests: 64 minutes | | Scores | FSIQ, primary index scores, ancillary index scores, scaled and standard subtest scores, scaled and standard process scores, longest span and sequence scores, error scores, process observations | | Scoring Options | Q-global, manual scoring, or real-time automated scoring on Q-interactive | | Reporting Options | Score and Interpretive Report | | Author | David Wechsler | | Publication Date | 2017 | Applications and User Responsiblities The WISC-VUK is a psychoeducational tool. It is used to provide a comprehensive assessment of general intellectual functioning. It can also be used to identify intellectual giftedness, a learning disability, and cognitive strengths and weaknesses. Results can help guide treatment planning and placement decisions in clinical and/or educational settings an

FAQs

What age range is covered by the WISC-VUK?

The WISC-VUK is for children aged 6 years 0 months to 16 years 11 months (6:0–16:11).

What scores does the WISC-VUK provide?

It provides the FSIQ, five primary index scores, and additional ancillary index scores, along with scaled and standard subtest scores and process-related scores.

Can the assessment be delivered digitally, and what platforms are used?

Yes. It can be administered in a digital format via Q-interactive, with scoring and results available through Q-global or real-time automated scoring on Q-interactive.

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