Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities

The Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities is a set of intelligence tests first developed in 1977 by Woodcock and Johnson. It was revised in 1989 and again in 2001; this last version is commonly referred to as WJ-III.[1] They may be administered to children from age two right up to the oldest adults (with norms utilizing individuals in their 90s). WJ-III is praised for covering "a wide variety of cognitive skills."[2]

Content of the tests

There are 7 tests in the standard battery, and an additional 14 in the extended battery, allowing for a considerably detailed analysis of cognitive abilities. The Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory factors that this test examines are: Comprehension-Knowledge, Long-Term Retrieval, Visual-Spatial Thinking, Auditory Processing, Fluid Reasoning, Processing Speed, Short-Term Memory and Quantitative Knowledge and Reading-Writing Ability. A General Intellectual Ability (GIA) or Brief Intellectual Ability (BIA) may be obtained.

Published versions

The test is currently in its third edition.[3] A normative update was made available in 2007.[4]

References

  1. ^ Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret; Phyllis Anne Teeter Ellison (2009). Child Neuropsychology: Assessment and Interventions for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Springer. p. 119. ISBN 9780387889627. http://books.google.com/books?id=NBGSF9Jyg6AC&pg=PT119. 
  2. ^ Hale, James B.; Catherine A. Fiorello (2004). School Neuropsychology: A Practitioner's Handbook. Guilford. p. 36. ISBN 9781593850111. http://books.google.com/books?id=nRr5M-V7XY8C&pg=PA33. 
  3. ^ Woodcock, Richard W.; Nancy Mather, Kevin S. McGrew (2001). Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities Examiner's Manual. Itasca: Riverside. 
  4. ^ Woodcock, Richard R.; Kevin S. McGrew, Fredrick A. Schenk (2007). Woodcock-Johnson III Normative Update Technical Manual. Itasca: Riverside.