WISC-IV Intelligence Test

What Is the WISC-IV Intelligence Test?

The WISC-IV intelligence (IQ) test is the most up-to-date version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, which has been administered since 1970. More suited to today's young people, this test examines processes related to how intelligence works.

Which age group is it administered to?

The WISC-IV intelligence test is a scale used to measure the mental abilities of children aged 6 to 16 years 11 months.

What Is the Purpose of the WISC-IV Intelligence Test?

The WISC-IV test gives us information about the mental, social and emotional skills of the children tested. Besides revealing your child's intelligence level (from gifted, bright and average to intellectual disability), it also provides clues about their emotional state. The purpose of the IQ test is not to label intelligence but to provide counselling to families after the test.

In counselling, to evaluate your child in every respect, we aim to support and develop any weaknesses affecting intelligence and academic success, such as attention deficit, difficulty with reading comprehension, constantly forgetting belongings or difficulty doing homework. If your child has strong and dominant areas — for example learning to read easily, getting bored because lessons are understood easily, or being constantly curious about invention, science and research — we provide you, as valued families, with comprehensive guidance and counselling on how to support them for their future.

In Which Situations Is the WISC-IV Intelligence Test Administered?

Today the WISC-IV intelligence test is a scale that helps detect psychological and neurological problems.

1) Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia): if your child has difficulty learning, reading, with mathematics or writing.

2) Attention Deficit

3) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

4) School Adjustment Problems

5) Academic Failure

6) Exam Anxiety

7) To Learn the Intelligence Level and Where They Are Talented According to Their Capacity

8) Difficulty Reading

To Draw a Roadmap for These Areas

General Information About the WISC-IV Intelligence Test

The "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV" (WISC-IV), the most widespread, detailed and reliable worldwide, is a scale used to measure the mental abilities of children aged 6 to 16 years 11 months.

The test takes between 90 and 120 minutes. A short break may be given depending on the child's needs and performance.

Content of the WISC-IV Intelligence Test

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) consists of 15 subtests. Children are generally given the 10 core subtests considered to best represent general intellectual functioning, the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ). The WISC-IV is scored according to 2013 Turkish norms.

The WISC-IV Intelligence Test consists of 4 parts combining 15 subtests:

Verbal Comprehension; Measures children's verbal knowledge, ability to express what they have learned and reasoning skills that reveal their abilities; it is closely related to understanding and interpreting instructions and to school success.

Perceptual Reasoning; Designed to measure conceptual structure using materials without verbal expression, visual attention and planning, visual-motor coordination and three-dimensional vision.

Working Memory; Measures short-term memory, auditory attention, immediate attention, attention and concentration, and working memory.

Processing Speed; Measures mental processing speed and the speed of hand–eye coordination. It measures visual perception and organisation, effective and controlled use of attention, and motivation depending on working speed.

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