Wechsler Individual Achievement Test | Fourth Edition

Audience

This fully on demand training is designed for professionals working within Education or Health environments who are currently a User level A and would like to begin using our User Level B assessments. It is highly recommended for professionals interested in Academic Achievement concerns and are interested in using the WIAT, and other User Level B assessments, in their practice. 

Course Structure

The training is comprised of three units.  We suggest you allow 8-15 hours to complete on-demand units.  This time will vary based on the User Level B assessment category and the number of on-demand units.   

Unit 1 – Introduction to Statistical Concepts (delivered on-demand)

Unit 1 will focus on introducing statistical concepts and principles that underpin all of our User Level B assessments. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Sets of scores and how to describe them
• The measures of central tendency
• Standard deviation and measures of spread
• Ordinal and categorical data
• Converting raw scores to z and t scores
• Interpretation considerations

Unit 2 - Understanding User Level B Assessments (delivered on-demand)

Unit 2 will focus on improving your understanding of the User Level B assessment portfolio and your capacity to use User Level B assessments in context. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Developing an assessment hypothesis based on a referral
• User Level B assessment categories
• User Level B direct assessment administration principles
• Reporting considerations

Unit 3 – WIAT Administration, Scoring and Interpretation (delivered on-demand) 

Unit 3 will focus on contextualising the statistical principles you have learned through one of our leading User Level B assessments, the WIAT-III A&NZ.  The unit will specifically discuss: 

• Subtest by subtest overview of the WIAT
• Administration of the WIAT
• Scoring of the WIAT
• Interpretation considerations when using the WIAT
• Scoring using Q Global

Learning Outcomes

After undertaking this training, participants will be able to:

Unit 1

• Use and interpret both descriptive and inferential statistics
• Compare sets of scores in the classroom
• Interpret and describe measures of spread, deviation scores and standard deviation 
• Use and interpret the foundations of standard scores, including z and t scores and the normal distribution 

Unit 2

• Develop a testable hypothesis based on a referral
• Describe and detail the various assessments that comprise the User Level B portfolio
• Describe the difference between direct and indirect assessments
• Undertake a User Level B direct assessment ensuring that best practice guidelines are understood and adhered to
• Generate an assessment report

Unit 3

• Understand the general administration principles and practice guidelines of the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Adhere to scoring principles and practices of the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Explain basic interpretation considerations when using the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Adhere to ethical considerations when using the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Understand WIAT-III resources available to users

Once you’ve completed the training, you’ll be able to purchase all our gold-standard User Level B assessments and will have one month of free digital access to the following test manuals and stimulus books:

• Vineland-3  
• PEDI-CAT  
• Sensory Profile  
• EVT-3  
• MABC-2  
• BOT-2  
• WIAT-III A&NZ  
• BASC BESS
• Bracken School Readiness Assessment

Prerequisites

To attend our User Level B (Academic Achievement) training, you will need to:

• Register on our website
• Have a tertiary degree level education

While it is no longer mandatory to acquire an “approved mentor” to supervise your scoring and reporting of User Level B practice assessments, we would strongly recommend that you do so to ensure your administration and practice of assessment usage is accurate.  
 
Your mentor should be an existing User Level B or C and have at least 6-12 months experience using User Level B assessments.