Transcript Wide Range Achievement Test

Wide Range
Achievement Test
WRAT4
Authors: Gary S. Wilkinson, PhD
Gary J. Robertson, PhD
Word Reading Subtest
Materials:
 Test Form
Administration instructions
Spaces to record and summarize scores
Clock or watch with a second hand
 Word Reading List
Used by the participant
Contains the letters and words for the Word
Reading subtest
Word Reading Subtest
Two sections:
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Part 1: Letter Reading, which consists of
15 letters
Part 2: Word Reading, which consists of
55 words
Word Reading Subtest
Administration Procedures:
 Ages 7 and Younger: Administer Part 1: Letter
Reading first, then Part 2: Word Reading
 Discontinue testing if a Participant has responded
incorrectly to 10 consecutive items (10 RULE)
 Ages 8 and Older: Administer Part 2: Word Reading
first
 Discontinue the Word Reading section if the
Participant has answered 10 consecutive items
incorrectly (10 RULE)
 Reverse to Letter Reading only if Participant did not
answer at least 5 items correctly (5 RULE)
Word Reading Subtest
Scoring:
 Do not penalize for articulation errors
 Correct pronunciations are given below the respective words
 One point is given for each letter and/or word read correctly
 If the Participant changes his or her response, score the last
attempt
 Record the number of items answered correctly on the Test
Form
 Give the full credit of 15 points for Letter Reading if not
administered
 Sum of the Letter Reading and Word Reading raw scores in
the space provided for the Word Reading Total Raw Score
 Note that the number of words read correctly on the Part
2: Word Reading is used to determine the starting item
for the Sentence Comprehension subtest
Sentence Completion Subtest
Materials:
 Sentence Comprehension Test Form
Administration instructions
Test items
Spaces for recording responses
Examples of correct and incorrect responses
 Sentence Comprehension Sample Card
Sample items to be administered prior to
administering the Sentence Comprehension subtest
 Sentence Comprehension Card
Used by the participant
50 Sentence Comprehension items
Sentence Comprehension Subtest
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Cloze procedure
Participant silently reads the sentence from the
Sentence Comprehension Card and then gives
a oral response to fill in the missing word
May use the place marker as an aid
Prior to actual subtest items, the Participant
takes two or three sample items (Sentence
Comprehension Sample Card)
Determining Starting Point for both Sample and
Test items by using the Part 2: Word Reading
raw score (conversion table on front test form)
Sentence Comprehension Subtest
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Administer only if obtained a score of 5 or more on the
Part 2: Word Reading (5 RULE)
If necessary, reverse order until 5 consecutive items are
answered correctly (5 RULE)
Continue until Participant responds incorrectly to 7
consecutive items (7 RULE)
Rules for Prompting and Questioning Responses are
listed in manual –trying to get the Participant to use a
one word response
Responses requiring further query are indicated by a [Q]
on the test form
If younger than 6 years of age and in Grade K, do not
administer the Sentence Comprehension subtest
Sentence Comprehension Subtest
Scoring:
 Correct answers listed on test form and
Appendix A of the manual
 If correct, record a “1” - if incorrect, record a “0”
 If the intended meaning of the response is clear
and appropriate for completing the meaning of
the sentence, then grammatical errors are not
penalized
 Not a test of language mechanics or oral
language proficiency
 Raw Score is the number of items scored as
correct plus item above the starting point
Spelling Subtest
Two sections:
 Part 1: Letter Writing - name writing and
13 letters
 Part 2: Spelling - 42 words – may be
administered in small groups for
Participants aged 8 or Older, but must be
administered individually to Participants 7
years and younger
Spelling Subtest
Materials:
 Test Form
Administration instructions
Spaces to record and summarize scores
 Response Form
Used by the participant
 Spelling List Card (Opposite side of Word Reading List)
Used by the participant
Contains the letters and words for the Spelling
subtest
 Pencil with eraser
 Clock or watch with second hand
Spelling Subtest
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Pronounce the word, then read it in the sentence provided,
then pronounce the word again
Study the pronunciation guide provided before administration
Check that the Participant is writing in the correctly numbered
space on the Response Form
After administration ask the Participant to clarify any word(s)
that cannot be read
Ages 7 and Younger - Administer Part 1: Letter Writing first,
then Part 2: Spelling
Ages 8 and Older - Administer Part 2: Spelling first.
Discontinue after 10 consecutive incorrect responses (10
RULE)
If the Participant has not spelled at least 5 words correctly on
the Spelling section, then administer Part 1: Letter Writing (5
RULE)
Spelling Subtest
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Specific guidelines for scoring Spelling
responses are listed in the manual – including
rules for two point items on Letter Writing
Letter Writing - count the number of points
earned and record in the space provided for the
Letter Writing Raw Score
Give the full credit of 15 points if 8 years or older
Spelling - count the number of points earned
and record in the space provided for the Spelling
Raw Score
Add scores and record the sum in the space
provided for the Spelling Total Raw Score
Math Computation Subtest
Two sections:
(a) Part 1: Oral Math, which consists of 15
items
(b) Part 2: Math Computation, which
consists of 40 items - may be administered
either individually or in small groups for
Participants 8 and older, but it must be
administered individually to Participants
aged 7 years and younger.
Math Computation Subtest
Materials:
 Test Form
Administration instructions
Spaces to record and summarize scores
 Response Form
Used by the participant
 Pencil with eraser
 Clock or watch with second hand
Math Computation Subtest
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Hand calculators or other mechanical computing
aids may not be used
Part 2: Math Computation has a time limit of 15
minutes
Ages 7 and Younger - Administer Part 1: Oral
Math first, followed by Part 2: Math Computation
Ages 8 and Older - Administer Part 2: Math
Computation first
If the Participant does not have at least 5
responses correct, then administer Part 1: Oral
Math (5 RULE)
Math Computation Subtest
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Scoring keys are provided in Appendix B of the manual
1 point is given for each correct answer
Record the number of items answered correctly for the
Oral Math section in the space provided for the Oral
Math Raw Score
Give full credit of 15 points if aged 8 and older and did
not take the Oral Math section
Record the number of items answered correctly for the
Math Computation section and record in the space
provided for the Math Computation Raw Score
Add and record sum in the space provided for the Math
Computation Total Raw Score
Completion of Record Form
Subtest Scores
 Normative conversion tables are provided in Appendixes
C (age-based) and D (grade-based) of manual
 Contains tables for converting subtest raw scores to
standard scores and confidence intervals
 In Appendix C, the subtest score-conversion tables for
each form are provided for each of the 43 age groups
 In Appendix D, the subtest standard score-conversion
tables for each of the three forms are provided for Fall
and Spring, for each of Grade K-12
 Percentile ranks, normal curve equivalents, stanines,
and grade equivalents are provided in Appendix E