A New Normal for Psychological Evaluation Reports-Part 2

Quick ways to help ensure reports are written below the typical high school reading level include changing psychometric jargon and an emphasis on score comparisons to behavioral terms, shortening sentences, and organizing information into themes. The Centers for Disease Control has developed free re...

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Published inCommuniqué (National Association of School Psychologists) Vol. 49; no. 4; p. 27
Main Authors Desai, Sheila, Hite, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda National Association of School Psychologists 01.12.2020
Subjects
African Languages
Child Development
Cognitive ability
Educational Practices
Educational psychology
Expressive Language
Grade 9
Intelligence Quotient
Jargon
Language
Psychological Evaluation
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Readability
Referral
School psychologists
Teachers
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Summary:Quick ways to help ensure reports are written below the typical high school reading level include changing psychometric jargon and an emphasis on score comparisons to behavioral terms, shortening sentences, and organizing information into themes. The Centers for Disease Control has developed free research-based tools to help providers, including school psychologists, move toward the goal of improving health literacy (e.g., Clear Communication Index; Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective). Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ): Riki earned a Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) of 92 (range 87–98), but this estimate of overall intellectual ability cannot be interpreted as meaningful because of the high degree of variability among the five indexes that compose the FSIQ. Because Riki's scores are so scattered, the Nonverbal Index (NVI) provides an estimate of Rikis’ general cognitive abilities without factoring in her lower scores on the Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI).
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ISSN:0164-775X