WIAT Administration and Scoring Procedures 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When administering the WIAT-4, what is the correct response if a student asks the examiner to repeat an oral instruction during a timed subtest?
- Repeat the instruction and restart the timer
- Repeat the instruction without restarting the timer (Correct answer)
- Decline to repeat and note the request in the record form
- Allow one repetition per subtest only
Correct answer: Repeat the instruction without restarting the timer
Examiners may repeat instructions on timed subtests without restarting the timer, as specified in the WIAT-4 administration manual.
Question 2: Which WIAT-4 subtest requires the examiner to use a stopwatch for timing individual responses?
- Spelling
- Oral Reading Fluency (Correct answer)
- Math Problem Solving
- Listening Comprehension
Correct answer: Oral Reading Fluency
Oral Reading Fluency requires per-passage timing with a stopwatch to calculate words correct per minute.
Question 3: On the WIAT-4 Word Reading subtest, when does the examiner apply the discontinue rule?
- After 3 consecutive errors
- After 5 consecutive scores of 0 (Correct answer)
- After 4 consecutive errors
- After the basal is established and 6 errors occur
Correct answer: After 5 consecutive scores of 0
The WIAT-4 discontinue rule for Word Reading is 5 consecutive scores of 0.
Question 4: What does the WIAT-4 examiner do if a student spontaneously self-corrects an error on the Oral Reading Fluency subtest?
- Score the original error as incorrect
- Score the response as correct (Correct answer)
- Award half credit for the self-correction
- Mark it as a hesitation and score 0
Correct answer: Score the response as correct
Self-corrections on Oral Reading Fluency are scored as correct because the student ultimately read the word accurately.
Question 5: In WIAT-4 standardized administration, which of the following best describes a 'query' (Q prompt)?
- A prompt given when the student refuses to respond
- A neutral request for elaboration when a response is incomplete or unclear (Correct answer)
- A hint given after two failed attempts
- An instruction to skip the item and return later
Correct answer: A neutral request for elaboration when a response is incomplete or unclear
A query (Q) is a neutral, standardized probe used when a student's response is ambiguous or incomplete, asking for more information without leading.
Question 6: Which of the following items on the WIAT-4 Numerical Operations subtest are NOT timed?
- All calculation items (Correct answer)
- Only the multi-step problems
- Only the division items
- Items beyond the basal set
Correct answer: All calculation items
Numerical Operations is an untimed subtest; students may work at their own pace on all calculation items.
Question 7: When calculating a raw score for the WIAT-4 Essay Composition subtest, what two components are combined?
- Fluency score and mechanics score
- Word Count score and Theme Development/Text Organization score (Correct answer)
- Vocabulary score and sentence structure score
- Grammar score and content score
Correct answer: Word Count score and Theme Development/Text Organization score
Essay Composition raw score combines the Word Count score with the Theme Development and Text Organization (TDTO) score.
WIAT Administration and Scoring Procedures 2
When administering the WIAT-4, what is the correct response if a student asks the examiner to repeat an oral instruction during a timed subtest?