An individually administered assessment of memory and working memory
Publisher
Pearson
Age range
16yrs to 90yrs 11months
Qualification Level
C
Administration Time
75mins
Full Product Description
The Wechsler Memory Scale – Fourth UK Edition (WMS–IVUK) is an individually administered assessment of memory and working memory in individuals ages 16–90.
The WMS–IVUK also contains a brief evaluation of cognitive status.
Benefits
The WMS–IVUK can be used to provide relevant information for:
General clinical and neuropsychological evaluations
Rehabilitation evaluations
Clinical research
Expanded Clinical utility
Improved floors across subtests
Included a general cognitive screening tool
Enhanced assessment of visual memory
Co–normed with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale®–IV UK
Enhanced User Friendliness
Included a brief older adult battery
Reduced subtest administration time
Minimised visual motor demands
Assessed working memory
Modified story content and administration process
Improved Psychometric Properties
Updated norms
Improved floors
Improved subtest and composite reliability
Reduced item bias
Features
The WMS–IVUK contains two batteries
An adult battery for individuals aged 16–69, and
A shorter Older Adult battery for use with individuals aged
65–90
This shorter battery was developed to decrease testing time,
reduce examinee fatigue, and improve the psychometric functioning of the subtests in older adult
The WMS–IVUK has been co–normed with the WAIS–IVUK to make realistic comparisons between performance on the two instruments and provides more complete information on memory function
New subtests:
The WMS–IV UK has had significant changes to the overall test structure. Based on feedback from customers, we are introducing four new subtests and modifying three existing subtests.
Spatial Addition
Symbol Span
Design Memory
General Cognitive Screener
Spatial Addition
Based on “N–Back Paradigm”, Spatial Addition requires minimal motor function as the client must:
Remember location of dots on two separate pages
Add or subtract locations
Hold and manipulate visual spatial information
Symbol Span
A “Visual analog to Digit Span”, clients are asked to remember the design and the left to right sequence of the design. The clients are then asked to select the correct design from foils and choose them in the correct sequence.
Design Memory
Containing four items of increasing difficulty, Design Memory evaluates immediate and delayed recall as well as delayed recognition.
It does not include drawing and reduces the opportunity to guess the correct response. You can obtain scores for spatial, details, and correct content in the correct location as well as contrast scores for spatial versus detail,
immediate versus delayed, and recognition versus delayed.
Cognitive Screener
This new screener can be used to quickly evaluate significant cognitive impairment. You can assess:
Temporal orientation
Mental control
Clock drawing
Memory
Inhibitory control
Verbal productivity
Also available are classification tables that translate total scores into Average, Low, Moderately low, and Very low.
3 subtests retained with modifications:
Logical Memory
Although the stories remain the same as seen in WMS–III UK for ages 16–69 years old, the repetition trial for Story B has been dropped to increase the consistency with previous editions. For the older age range of
65–90 years old, a new story was developed with content more relevant. The story is shorter and repeated once to enable adequate floor through age 90. You can obtain immediate versus delay and recognition versus delay contrast scores.
Verbal Paired Associates
It now includes a combination of difficult and easy items.
For the younger age group (16–69 years) there are 14 items of which 10 are hard. For the older age group (65–90 years), there are 10 items of which six are hard. Delayed Free Recall Trial has been added while Recognition Trial has increased its level of difficulty. You can obtain immediate versus delay and recognition versus delay contrast scores.
Visual Reproduction
While following the same structure and format as seen in WMS–III UK, there have been a few changes to the subtest. Recognition Trial has been shortened and scoring has been improved. Based on Munro Cullum’s research,
scoring is easier and faster than previously experienced and emphasizes recall with less focus on drawing accuracy. You can obtain immediate versus delay and recognition versus delay contrast scores.
8 subtests were eliminated: Information & Orientation Spatial Span Mental Control Faces Digit Span Family Pictures Letter Number Word List (CVLT–II can be entered into Index)
Sample Reports
Scores are now derived for Older Adult Battery (65–90) and Adult Battery (16–69). Index scores include: Auditory Memory, Visual Memory,
Visual Working Memory, Immediate Memory, and Delayed Memory. New contrast scores provide information on clinical significance of changes in scores across subtests or indexes.
Kit
Wechsler Memory Scale - 4th UK Ed WMS-IV Complete Kit
CODE: 9780749169183
Admin Manual, Stimulus Books 1 and 2, Adult Battery Record Forms (25), older Adult Battery Record Forms (25), Response Booklets (25), memory grid, Scoring Template in envelope, designs and spatial addition cards, WAIS-IV/WMS-IV Online Training and WMS-IV US Technical Manual in a trolley Backpack
€1593.27 Excl.VAT
Components
WMS-IV UK Adult battery record forms, 25pk
CODE: 9780749150341
€150.65 Excl.VAT
WMS-IV UK older adult battery record forms, 25pk
CODE: 9780749150358
€116.42 Excl.VAT
WMS-IV UK response booklet, 25pk
CODE: 9780749150396
€84.85 Excl.VAT
WMS-IV UK Admin and scoring manual
CODE: 9780749150310
€239.23 Excl.VAT
WMS-IV UK stimulus book 1
CODE: 9780749150327
€82.32 Excl.VAT
Pearson Product qualification levels
Qualification Level A (Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL3)
There are no special qualifications to purchase these products.
Qualification Level B (Prior to November 2021, these levels were combined and known as Qualification Level CL2/CL2R)
Tests may be purchased by individuals with:
A master’s degree in psychology, education, speech language therapy, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, or in a field closely related to the intended use of the assessment, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.
OR
Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as RCOT, RCSLT, BMA, RCN, RCPsych, SASC) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.
OR
A degree or licence to practice in the healthcare or allied healthcare field.
OR
Formal, supervised mental health, speech/language, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, and/or educational training specific to assessing children, or in infant and child development, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.
OR
Work for an accredited institution
Qualification Level C (Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL1)
Tests with a C qualification require a high–level of expertise in test interpretation, and can be purchased by individuals with:
A doctorate degree in psychology, education, or a closely related field with formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments related to the intended use of the assessment.
OR
Licensure or certification to practice in a field related to the purchase.
OR
Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as BPS, ACP–UK, AEP, BNS) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.
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