{"id":344901,"date":"2024-05-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/the-wechsler-scale-a-diagnostic-tool-for-gifted-children\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:00:00","slug":"the-wechsler-scale-a-diagnostic-tool-for-gifted-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/the-wechsler-scale-a-diagnostic-tool-for-gifted-children\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wechsler Scale, a Diagnostic Tool for Gifted Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developed to rival the Binet test, the &#8220;Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale&#8221; (WAIS) is a test designed to measure an adult&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dys-positif.fr\/hpi-quest-ce-que-le-quotient-intellectuel-qi\/\">Intelligence Quotient (IQ)<\/a>. Building on its success, its author went on to design <strong>the WISC<\/strong> (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) <strong>for children aged 6 to 16<\/strong>. Today, its fifth and latest version, the WISC-V, is still used to assess children&#8217;s cognitive functioning. An overview.<\/p>\n<h2>A general intelligence test for children<\/h2>\n<p>Looking at <strong>the etymology of the word<\/strong> &#8220;intelligence,&#8221; made up of the prefix &#8220;inter&#8221; meaning &#8220;between&#8221; and the verb &#8220;legere&#8221; meaning &#8220;to discern, to untangle, to understand,&#8221; it&#8217;s commonly accepted that intelligence is linked to reasoning and reflection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For some psychologists<\/strong>, such as David Wechsler, <strong>there is a single general intelligence<\/strong>, while <strong>others describe it as multiple, independent abilities<\/strong>: logical-mathematical intelligence, bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence, verbal-linguistic intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>The standardised intelligence scale designed by David Wechsler <strong>measures only general intelligence, through the calculation of IQ<\/strong>, which is the purpose of the test. Designed in 1939 for adults, it was later adapted for children aged 6 to 16 in 1949. Note that a scale for younger children was created in 1967, the WPPSI (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence).<\/p>\n<h2>How is the WISC-V test structured?<\/h2>\n<p>After a clinical interview with the child and parents (the case history), the psychological assessment continues with <strong>the WISC-V test itself<\/strong>. Divided into 5 parts, it provides indicators of the child&#8217;s performance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI)<\/strong>, the subtest on similarities and vocabulary;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visual Spatial Index (VSI)<\/strong>, the subtest on block design;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Working Memory Index (WMI)<\/strong>, the subtest on digit span;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fluid Reasoning Index (FRI)<\/strong>, the subtest on matrices and figure weights;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processing Speed Index (PSI)<\/strong>, the subtest on coding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>calculation of the Intelligence Quotient<\/strong> is based on the results obtained. Note that other subtests can provide <strong>additional indices,<\/strong> such as those for cognitive proficiency, quantitative reasoning, or auditory working memory.<\/p>\n<h2>How should the results of the Wechsler scale be interpreted?<\/h2>\n<p>The results of the WISC-V test are read as part of a <strong>psychological assessment<\/strong>. After both a quantitative and qualitative analysis, the professional offers a feedback session for the children and parents.<\/p>\n<p>The Wechsler scale can support <strong>the diagnosis of an <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/surdoue-ou-super-eveille-comment-detecter-un-enfant-hp\/\"><strong>individual with High Intellectual Potential<\/strong><\/a><strong> (HPI, or &#8220;gifted&#8221;)<\/strong>, but it can also identify cognitive disorders, such as <strong>DYS disorders<\/strong> and Attention Deficit Disorder, with or without Hyperactivity (<strong>ADHD<\/strong>), as well as <strong>intellectual disability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In every case, this assessment by a <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/distance-psychology\/\">qualified psychologist<\/a> will help you better understand the situation and provide <strong>better support for your child<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developed to rival the Binet test, the &#8220;Wechsler Adult Intelligence  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":344902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[341],"tags":[366],"class_list":["post-344901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychology","tag-intelligence-quotient"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}