WISC - V Preparation?

[Anonymous]

For those of you who have been through the WISC-V with DC, what did you do to prepare? Are there any books you recommend?

[Anonymous]

I hope you’re just trolling. Nothing. You do nothing. If you prep, the results will not be valid. If the exam administrator think your child seems prepped, then the score report will state that the results are not valid. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Of course kids prepare, just like someone would for the ACT, SAT, LSAT, etc. There are books that will show you what different types of questions are on the test. It is not the actual test question. Just because you have seen what types of questions they ask doesn’t mean you will answer the real test questions correctly. There are also some good logic games out there that help with spatial reasoning. Try Q-bitz.

[Anonymous]

We did absolutely nothing - including not even telling my child what the appointments were for. We said it was just puzzle time for fun. At the end, the psychologist said she could tell he wasn’t prepped at all. He scored extremely high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course kids prepare, just like someone would for the ACT, SAT, LSAT, etc. There are books that will show you what different types of questions are on the test. It is not the actual test question. Just because you have seen what types of questions they ask doesn’t mean you will answer the real test questions correctly. There are also some good logic games out there that help with spatial reasoning. Try Q-bitz.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course kids prepare, just like someone would for the ACT, SAT, LSAT, etc. There are books that will show you what different types of questions are on the test. It is not the actual test question. Just because you have seen what types of questions they ask doesn’t mean you will answer the real test questions correctly. There are also some good logic games out there that help with spatial reasoning. Try Q-bitz.

No, people don't "prepare" for the WISC test. Just the usual "good night's rest and a good breakfast". That's it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course kids prepare, just like someone would for the ACT, SAT, LSAT, etc. There are books that will show you what different types of questions are on the test. It is not the actual test question. Just because you have seen what types of questions they ask doesn’t mean you will answer the real test questions correctly. There are also some good logic games out there that help with spatial reasoning. Try Q-bitz.

This is why we can’t have nice things.

[Anonymous]

Make sure they are well rested and fed. If you need to travel a long distance for the exam consider getting a hotel prior to ensure proper sleep.

If they think you prepped for it the test administrator will likely lower the confidence interval score. Won’t necessarily show up on the final score but anyone that knows how to thoroughly read a test should see it as a red flag for potential problems and assume whatever score was given is too high for some reason. This could cause need for later retest or overall lack of confidence in the score.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely nothing. We told DS it was puzzles. If I could go back I would tell him it was going to be just him and 1 person asking him questions--he panicked when he realized he was the only kid (I didn't realize that he would be, TBH!) and refused to answer anything.

His cogat score was fine because he had better expectations of what it would be like.

[Anonymous]

So actually, COGAT type books help. I would work more on patterns and the balance puzzle things. THey should at least know the structure of the test. My kid took at age 7. I at least had him mentally prepare by doing some puzzle type of stuff. Also, FYI, the WISC is NO LONGER weighed for AAP consideration.They don’t consider outside testing. My child scored in the 99th percentile and still got into AAP 2 years later.

[Anonymous]

As a school psychologist I have to let you know that you will invalidate the test if you expose your child to the questions before it’s administered.

What’s wrong with you people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
So actually, COGAT type books help. I would work more on patterns and the balance puzzle things. THey should at least know the structure of the test. My kid took at age 7. I at least had him mentally prepare by doing some puzzle type of stuff. Also, FYI, the WISC is NO LONGER weighed for AAP consideration.They don’t consider outside testing. My child scored in the 99th percentile and still got into AAP 2 years later.

Two years ago, they did consider the WISC for AAP, but because you prepped your DC, the test results were invalid and that was indicated.

Oops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
So actually, COGAT type books help. I would work more on patterns and the balance puzzle things. THey should at least know the structure of the test. My kid took at age 7. I at least had him mentally prepare by doing some puzzle type of stuff. Also, FYI, the WISC is NO LONGER weighed for AAP consideration.They don’t consider outside testing. My child scored in the 99th percentile and still got into AAP 2 years later.

Two years ago, they did consider the WISC for AAP, but because you prepped your DC, the test results were invalid and that was indicated.

Oops.

Good lord. Back off. I didn’t say he PREPPED. He did puzzles from some Cogat stuff, which he did anyways during the summer! I often had him work on that stuff anyways because he enjoyed it! Kept his brain functional during pandemic times and virtual school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a school psychologist I have to let you know that you will invalidate the test if you expose your child to the questions before it’s administered.

What’s wrong with you people?

How can they be exposed to questions?? THere is nothing out there with WISC questions!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a school psychologist I have to let you know that you will invalidate the test if you expose your child to the questions before it’s administered.

What’s wrong with you people?

How can they be exposed to questions?? THere is nothing out there with WISC questions!

Of course there is. Prepping is possible, but a bad idea because it's invalidating. It's good that FCPS no longer puts any weight on it - except as part of the 504/IEP process.