Information on fictional student for review and practice purposes only

EDEX 790: Introduction to Assessment in Special Education

TEST INTERPRETATION ACTIVITY 1

Programs in Special Education

University of South Carolina

 

CASE 1: SUE

Test Results:

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III

Verbal IQ-64

Performance IQ-68

Full Scale IQ-65

Woodcock-Johnson-Revised Test of Achievement, Standard Battery

Subtest and Standard Score

Letter-Word Identification

70

Passage Comprehension

55

Calculation

69

Applied Problems

59

Dictation

72

Writing Samples

50

Science

68

Social Studies

69

Humanities

53

Broad Reading

60

Broad Mathematics

64

Broad Written Language

62

Broad Knowledge

65

 Consider these questions:

  1. In what range was Sue functioning intellectually?
  2. In what range was Sue functioning academically?
  3. Was there a discrepancy between her ability and her achievement?
  4. What were Sue’s relative strengths as indicated by the test results?
  5. What were Sue’s academic skill deficits?
  6. Based on these test results, Sue might be determined eligible for special education services in what category?

 

 

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Last updated: September, 2001