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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my case my child's word knowledge and vocabulary (meaning social and practical knowldge) a section in VCI came out to be weak. The other one "similarities" is 92%. Rest are above 90%. I am under impression that WMI,PSI are inherent(genetic) but VCI is environmental like  how much exposure child is given. So can VCI be improved  by giving good exposure? I might be comapletely wrong. Correct me if I am wrong.[/quote]

Maybe, but probably not by much. These are reasoning scores, not achievement scores. In fact, processing and working memory could see some modest improvement with some therapies-- core intelligence (verbal and non verbal reasoning) is more likely to remain within a certain bandwidth.

I think the new WISC V (my son took it last month) is even less vulnerable to environmental influences or preparation than the WISC IV. My DS took the WISC IV about two years ago, and I much prefer the WISC V. [/quote]

Did your child score the same with wisc 4 and 5?[/quote]

Yes- all scores fell within the 95% confidence interval given on the first test. The only score that changed, was non verbal reasoning, which went up by 10 points. The WISC IV tester from two years ago said at that time that she expected that DS was still developing in that area.

I do agree with the pp that executive functioning and age can affect test scores This does not mean that the test results is manipulated- an experienced tester will indicate if they think a child underperformed, and it's generally recommended that six is the minimum age to expect a stable score. My son has ADHD (unmedicated) and obtained a very high score on both tests, with a relatively lower score in processing which tends to be more vulnerable to the affects of attention issues.

I would add the the quality and experience of the tester could play a role in scores. [/quote]

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