Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Third Edition: Australian and New Zealand Standardised

Audience

This training is designed for professionals working in Education or Health environments who are currently a User Level A and would like to begin using our User Level B assessments. It is highly recommended for professionals interested in Academic Achievement concerns and are interested in using the WIAT, and other User Level B assessments, in their practice. 

Course Structure

The training is comprised of three units.  We suggest you allow 8-15 hours to complete on-demand units.  This time will vary based on the User Level B assessment category and the number of on-demand units.

Unit 1 – Introduction to Statistical Concepts (delivered on-demand)

Unit 1 will focus on introducing statistical concepts and principles that underpin all of our User Level B assessments. 

This on-demand, self-paced unit must be completed prior to attending Unit 3 - Practical Application of the WIAT-III.  

While Unit 1 is compulsory for any teacher or special educator at User Level A wishing to upskill to User Level B, those professionals who are already at User Level B will find unit 1 an excellent ‘refresher’ course for understanding statistics and scores. 

Unit 2 – Understanding User Level B Assessments (delivered on-demand)

Unit 2 will focus on improving your understanding of the User Level B assessment portfolio and your capacity in using User Level B assessments in context. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Developing an assessment hypothesis based on a referral
• User Level B assessment categories
• User Level B direct assessment administration principles
• Reporting considerations

Unit 3 – Practical Application of the WIAT (delivered live, online) 

Unit 3 will focus on contextualising the statistical principles you have learned through one of our leading User Level B assessments, the WIAT-III A&NZ.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Unit 1

• Use and interpret both descriptive and inferential statistics
• Compare sets of scores in the classroom
• Understand and be able to interpret measures of spread, deviation scores and standard deviation
• Use and interpret the foundations of standard scores, including z and t scores and the normal distribution 

Unit 2

• Develop a testable hypothesis based on a referral
• Describe and detail the various assessments that comprise the User Level B portfolio
• Describe the difference between direct and indirect assessments 
• Undertake a User Level B direct assessment ensuring that best practice guidelines are understood and adhered to 
• Generate an assessment report

Unit 3

• Understand the general administration principles and practice guidelines of the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Adhere to scoring principles and practices of the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Explain basic interpretation considerations when using the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Adhere to ethical considerations when using the WIAT-III A&NZ
• Understand WIAT-III resources available to users

Once you’ve completed the training, you’ll be able to use all our gold-standard User Level B assessments and will have one month of free digital access to the following test manuals and stimulus books:

• Vineland-3  
• PEDI-CAT  
• Sensory Profile  
• EVT-3  
• Movement ABC-3  
• BOT-3  
• WIAT-III A&NZ  

Prerequisites

To attend our User Level B Academic Achievement workshop, you will need to: 

• Register on our website
• Have a tertiary degree level education

While it is no longer mandatory to acquire an “approved mentor” to supervise your scoring and reporting of User Level B practice assessments, we would strongly recommend that you do so to ensure your administration and practice of assessment usage is accurate.  
 
Your mentor should be an existing User Level B or C and have at least 6-12 months of experience using User Level B assessments.  

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