Information on fictional student for review and practice purposes only

EDEX 790: Introduction to Assessment in Special Education

TEST INTERPRETATION ACTIVITY 2

Programs in Special Education

University of South Carolina

 

Case 2: Sam

Test Results:

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III

Verbal IQ-115

Performance IQ-100

Full Scale IQ-110

Woodcock Johnson-Revised Test of Achievement, Standard Battery

 

Subtest Score

Letter-Word Identification

72

Passage Comprehension

80

Calculation

95

Applied Problems

108

Dictation

76

Writing Samples

82

Science

98

Social Studies

92

Humanities

89

Broad Reading

75

Broad Mathematics

101

Broad Written Language

79

Broad Knowledge

90

 

 Consider these questions:

  1. In what range was Sam functioning intellectually?

2. In what range was Sam functioning in reading? In mathematics? In written language? In knowledge?

3. Is there a significant discrepancy between his ability and his achievement?
  1. What were Sam’s academic strengths as indicated by the test results?
  2. What were Sam’s academic skill deficits?
  3. Based on test results, Sam might be determined eligible for special education services in what category? In what academic areas?

Return to Course Outline: http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/edex790.html

 

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Last updated: September, 2001