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Ch. 10 - Table 10.5 Description of Full-Scale IQ, Indexes, and Subtests on the WISC-V
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- 1. Open EndedGlobal and aggregate measure of intelligence.
- 2. Open EndedThis index measures verbal knowledge/understanding obtained through both informal and formal education. It reflects application of verbal skills to new situations. One of the best predictors of overall intelligence.
- 3. Open EndedThis subtest measures verbal reasoning and concept formation. The individual must identify the similarity between two dissimilar words and describe how they are similar.
- 4. Open EndedMeasures word knowledge and verbal concept formation. The individual is required to name the pictures displayed in the stimulus book and give definitions for words the examiner reads aloud.
- 5. Open EndedMeasures verbal reasoning and conceptualization, verbal comprehension, and verbal expression. Individuals must answer questions based on their understanding of general principles and social situations.
- 6. Open EndedMeasures the individual's ability to acquire, retain, and retrieve general factual knowledge. The test requires the child to answer questions that address a broad range of general knowledge topics.
- 7. Open EndedMeasures verbal comprehension, word reasoning, verbal abstraction, domain knowledge, the ability to integrate and synthesize different types of information, and the ability to generate alternative concepts. This test requires the individual to identify the common concept being described in a series of clues.
- 8. Open EndedThis index measures one's ability to interpret and organize visual information and ability to solve problems.
- 9. Open EndedThis subtest measures the ability to analyze and synthesize abstract visual stimuli. The individual views a constructed model or a picture in the stimulus book. Within a specified time limit, the examinee recreates the design using nine identical blocks; each block has two sides all red, two sides all white, and two sides that are half red/half white.
- 10. Open EndedMeasures fluid intelligence, attention to detail, concentration, reasoning ability; overall a reliable estimate of general nonverbal intelligence. In this exercise, a child examines a matrix (filled with pictures of certain objects) that is missing a section. The child then selects the missing portion from a group of picture options.
- 11. Open EndedMeasures abstract, categorical reasoning ability. The individual sees rows with pictures of various objects and selects those objects that are similar and should be grouped together. For example, the similar items might be trees or animals.
- 12. Open EndedMeasures visual perception and organization, concentration, and visual recognition of essential details of objects. This test requires the individual to view a picture and then point to or name the important part missing within a specified time limit.
- 13. Open EndedThis index measures one's ability to temporarily retain information in memory, perform some operation or manipulation with it, and produce a result. Involves attention, concentration, and mental control.
- 14. Open EndedThis subtest is composed of two parts. The Digit Span Forward task requires the individual to repeat numbers in the same order as read aloud by the examiner. Digit Span Backward requires the individual to repeat the numbers in the reverse order of that presented by the examiner. This subtest measures auditory short-term memory, sequencing skills, attention, and concentration.
- 15. Open EndedMeasures attention, short-term memory, concentration, numerical ability, and processing speed. The individual is asked to read a sequence of numbers and letters and recall the numbers in ascending order and the letters in alphabetical order.
- 16. Open EndedMeasures mental manipulation, concentration, attention, short- and long-term memory, numerical reasoning ability, and mental alertness. It requires the individual to mentally solve a series of orally presented arithmetic problems within a specified time limit.
- 17. Open EndedThis index measures one's ability to quickly and correctly scan, sequence, or discriminate simple visual information. Involves concentration and rapid eye-hand coordination.
- 18. Open EndedThis subtest measures the individual's short-term memory, learning ability, visual perception, visual-motor coordination, visual scanning ability, cognitive flexibility, attention, and motivation. The individual copies symbols that are paired with simple geometric shapes or numbers.
- 19. Open EndedMeasures processing speed, short-term visual memory, visual-motor coordination, cognitive flexibility, visual discrimination, and concentration. The individual is presented with a series of paired groups of symbols, with each pair containing a target group and a search group. The individual scans the search group and indicates whether the target symbol(s) matches any of the symbols in the search group within a specified time limit.
- 20. Open EndedMeasures processing speed, visual selective attention, vigilance, and visual neglect. The individual scans both a random and a structured arrangement of pictures and marks target pictures within a specified time limit.
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