Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale–5 UK (WAIS–5 UK)
Provides you with the most advanced measure of cognitive ability in adolescents and adults
Publisher
Pearson
Age range
16yrs to 90.11
Qualification Level
C
Administration Time
75mins
Full Product Description
Overview
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale®, Fifth Edition (WAIS®–5), the most comprehensive and reliable assessment of cognitive ability now features reduced administration time, updated norms, improved clinical utility, and improved user experience. The WAIS–5 is widely used in clinical, educational, correctional, and pharmaceutical research and in government settings.
As an added benefit, WAIS–5 has been co–normed with WMS®–5 to increase the precision of IQ and memory comparisons.
Features and benefits
New later start points for those suspected of intellectual giftedness
Decreased testing time
New index scores for examinees with expressive or motor problems
Improved interpretive clarity
Measure of ability not confounded by expressive language or motor problems
Separate visual spatial and fluid reasoning indexes
Purer measure of both constructs
Improved interpretive clarity
Comprehensive measurement of working memory
Auditory, visual, spatial, capacity, and focus of attention
Task that mimics real–world rate of speech
New quantitative reasoning index
Strong indicator of general intelligence and predictor of academic and career success
New crystallized and fluid expanded index scores
Broader measures of the two cornerstones of intelligence
Pearson Product qualification levels
Qualification Level A (Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL3)
There are no special qualifications to purchase these products.
Qualification Level B (Prior to November 2021, these levels were combined and known as Qualification Level CL2/CL2R)
Tests may be purchased by individuals with:
A master’s degree in psychology, education, speech language therapy, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, or in a field closely related to the intended use of the assessment, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.
OR
Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as RCOT, RCSLT, BMA, RCN, RCPsych, SASC) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.
OR
A degree or licence to practice in the healthcare or allied healthcare field.
OR
Formal, supervised mental health, speech/language, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, and/or educational training specific to assessing children, or in infant and child development, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.
OR
Work for an accredited institution
Qualification Level C (Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL1)
Tests with a C qualification require a high–level of expertise in test interpretation, and can be purchased by individuals with:
A doctorate degree in psychology, education, or a closely related field with formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments related to the intended use of the assessment.
OR
Licensure or certification to practice in a field related to the purchase.
OR
Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as BPS, ACP–UK, AEP, BNS) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.
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