Entering WMS-IV Scores

The WMS^®-IV is an individually administered clinical instrument designed to assess various memory and working memory abilities in individuals ages 16-90. Two batteries are contained within the WMS–IV: an Adult battery for individuals ages 16–69, and a shorter, Older Adult battery developed for use with individuals ages 65–90.

The WMS-IV on Q-global includes Manual Entry with an Overview tab and a Subtests tab. The Overview tab includes entry of administration settings and assessment demographics. The Subtests tab allows for subtest-level raw score entry.

Overview Tab

Administration Settings

This section contains general administration information such as administration date, examinee's age at administration, and examiner.

Assessment Demographics

This section contains the assessment demographics listed in the table below.

Display Content	Description
Battery type	Denotes the Battery type administered to the examinee. When examinee age is: less than 65, the Adult battery is selected by default between 65-69, the examinee must select which battery was administered greater than 69, the Older Adult battery is selected by default
Race/Ethnicity (optional)	The examinee’s race/ethnicity.
Home language (optional)	The language primarily spoken by the examinee at home.
Handedness (optional)	The handedness most often used by the examinee. · Right, Left, or Ambidextrous
Years of education (optional)	The number of years of education the examinee has completed.
Is this a retest? (optional)	If checked, this denotes that the examinee has taken this test at least once before.
Comments (optional)	This open text field is available for the input of additional comments.

Subtests Tab

The WMS-IV Adult Battery is composed of 11 subtests; below is the standard order of administration:

Adult Battery

Brief Cognitive Status Exam (optional)
Visual Reproduction I
Logical Memory I
Spatial Addition
Visual Reproduction II
Logical Memory II
Verbal Paired Associates I
Designs I
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Verbal Paired Associates II
Designs II

The WMS-IV Older Adult Battery is composed of 8 subtests; below is the standard order of administration:

Older Adult Battery

Brief Cognitive Status Exam (optional)
Visual Reproduction I
Logical Memory I
Verbal Paired Associates I
Visual Reproduction II
Logical Memory II
Verbal Paired Associates II
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Additional Information:

All demographic fields are optional.
When administering the Brief Cognitive Status Exam, 'Years of education' is required in order to print BCSE score information in the report.
CVLT-II subtests can be substituted for Verbal Paired Associates subtests.