Administrative Checklist for WAIS
In filling out my administrative checklist for my WAIS review, I came across the question "Attempts to establish a basal level" for every section. What exactly does that mean?
Also, for the Picture Arrangement subtest, my examinee said she was finished, so I stopped the time, but then she changed her answer (to the correct answer) and then said, "oh, whatever." Which answer should I have recorded, and which time? I didn't actually time the changed answer, but it was about 3 seconds after the first, and well below the time limit.
Lastly, for every subtest, the checklist asks whether you read the directions verbatim. I have a thing for transitions, so I unconsciously started almost every set of directions with "Now..." or "Ok..." and then read the directions verbatim. Is that considered wrong? The introduction section in the manual said we could embellish the transitions as long as we read the items verbatim, but I wasn't sure what "embellish" means.
thanks!
posted by chloe @ 12:17 AM
1 Comments:
The basal level is the part where you make sure that the person has answered two consecutive items correctly before moving on to the rest of the test.
If a person spontaneously corrects an incorrect answer within the time limit, give them credit for the correct answer. You will need to estimate the time--which is a problem for tests with bonus points for quick completion, but not a problem for PA.
Stick to the script. It is not terrible that you added "Now," or "O.K.," but it is also neither necessary nor advisable to deviate much from the script--even for directions/transitions. For transitions, deviations are permissible, but not a very good idea.
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