Entering WAIS-IV Scores

The WAIS-IV on Q-global includes Manual Entry with an Overview tab, a Subtests tab, a Test Behavior tab, and an Additional Performance Factors tab. The Overview tab includes entry of administration settings and assessment demographics. The Subtests tab allows for subtest-level raw score entry. The Test Behavior tab and Additional Performance Factors tab allow the clinician to capture the test session behaviors and performance factors exhibited by the examinee, if desired.

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. All the assessment demographic data fields are optional entry.

Demographic	Description
Race/Ethnicity	The examinee’s race/ethnicity.
Handedness	The handedness most often used by the examinee.
Primary language	The language primarily spoken by the examinee.
Years of education	The number of years of education the examinee has completed.
Is this a retest?	If checked, this denotes that the examinee has taken this test at least once before.
Comments	This open text field is available for the input of additional comments.

Subtests Tab

Use the WAIS-IV Administration and Scoring Manual to score subtest items and obtain the total raw score for each subtest. Each subtest entry is optional. A blank field is not a valid value for scoring purposes. A value (e.g., 0, 1, or 2) should be entered to trigger a calculated score (depending on the raw score range). Subtests for the WAIS-IV are presented below with the raw score range for each subtest and the applicable administration based on age. Subtests in parentheses are Supplemental.

Subtest	Description	Applicable Age
Block Design	0 to 66 0 to 48 (No Time Bonus)	16:0–90:11
Similarities	0 to 36	16:0–90:11
Digit Span	0 to 48 0 to 16 (Forward) 0 to 16 (Backward) 0 to 16 (Sequencing) 0, 2 to 9 (Longest Forward) 0, 2 to 8 (Longest Backward) 0, 2 to 9 (Longest Sequencing)	16:0–90:11
Matrix Reasoning	0 to 26	16:0–90:11
Vocabulary	0 to 57	16:0–90:11
Arithmetic	0 to 22	16:0–90:11
Symbol Search	0 to 60	16:0–90:11
Visual Puzzles	0 to 26	16:0–90:11
Information	0 to 26	16:0–90:11
Coding	0 to 135	16:0–90:11
(Letter-Numbering Sequencing)	0 to 30 0, 2 to 8 (Longest Sequence)	16:0-69:11
(Figure Weights)	0 to 27	16:0-69:11
(Comprehension)	0 to 36	16:0–90:11
(Cancellation)	0 to 72	16:0-69:11
(Picture Completion)	0 to 24	16:0–90:11

Test Behavior Tab

Display Content	Description	Options
Time of arrival	Indicates the relative time in which the examinee arrived for testing.	on time late early
Attended session	Indicates who attended the testing session with the examinee.	alone parent spouse partner attendant other
Medicated during testing	Indicates if the examinee was medicated during the time of testing.	If so, then please indicate medication in the open text field (optional).
Weight	Identifies recent changes in the examinee’s weight loss relative to the time of testing.	recent weight loss recent weight gain
Appearance	Examinee’s appearance during time of testing.	appropriately dressed and groomed neat well-groomed disheveled other
Examinee was oriented to
Person	Identifies if the examinee was oriented toward a person.	not specified yes no
Time	Identifies if the examinee was oriented toward a time.	not specified yes no
Place	Identifies if the examinee was oriented toward a place.	not specified yes no
Situation	Identifies if the examinee was oriented toward a situation.	not specified yes no
Examinee exhibited notable difficulties during testing with
If a checkbox in this section is selected to indicate that the examinee exhibited notable difficulties during testing, a pop box will appear allowing you to identify behavioral details and/or performance factors related to the notable difficulty in the following areas: Speech Expressive Language Receptive Language Hearing Vision Fine/Gross motor functioning Affect Motivation and Effort Inattention and Hyperactivity Limited English Proficiency Other

Additional Performance Factors Tab

In this tab, the user can specify to what extent the following difficulties interfered with optimal performance:

Psychiatric (i.e., family stress or conflicts, thought disturbance)
Physical (i.e., physical illness, fatigue, pain/discomfort, physical disorder)
Academic/Learning (i.e., academic difficulties-current, academic difficulties-past)
Neurological/Sensory (i.e., disorientation)
Other (i.e., distractions during testing)

Additional checkboxes are provided to indicate if positive factors may have impacted the examinee’s performance, such as above average performance, highly educated parents/caregivers, and/or retest/practice effects.

Age Validation

The age of the examinee will be calculated using the Administration Date and validated that it is within the age range for the WAIS-IV. The age ranges applicable for the WAIS-IV are 16:0–90:11.

Command Buttons

When you click the Proceed to Reports or Save updates button, the assessment is saved and the system checks to ensure all the required data has been entered. If any required data is missing (e.g., Examiner), the record will be saved and a message will be displayed at the top of the screen describing the condition(s) that must be resolved before a report can be generated for the record.