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Wechsler has had a significant influence on intelligence testing for children and adults. Review the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition (WISC-V), which you can find on the Week 6: Cognitive Assessment Links to an external site. reading list. Discuss the validity of assessing intelligence; can it be accurately measured? Support your professional opinion with peer-reviewed literature and the results of your review to establish a well-informed position. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition (WISC-V) is used as an instrument to assess the intelligence in children ranging from 6 to 16 years and 11 months old. The WISC-V was designed to measure a child's performance to the limit while closely examining their cognitive functioning. When measuring Criterion-related evidence of validity in the WISC-V, the high internal consistency and the patterns were statistically significant in the expected direction ( Bugaj & Matthews, 2017 ). According to Bugaj & Matthews (2017), the internal consistency for the WISC-V was high with the average coefficient ranging from .82 to .97 and the lowest coefficient being .73. Not only does the WISC-V provide strong reliability evidence through internal consistency, it also is grounded in strong validity. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children was the seventh most frequently used instrument by counselors (Whiston, 2020). The WISC-V can be administered by only someone trained in its administration. According to Flanagan & Alfonso (2017), the WISC-V provides more precise measurement and interpretation of and differentiation between visual processing and fluid reasoning, respectively, and greater adherence to Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory. The Cattell-Horn-Carroll Model focuses both on fluid abilities and crystallized abilities, which can be related to how according to Whiston (2020), David Wechsler defines intelligence as “the capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his or her environment”.

It is safe to conclude that the WISC-V is a reliable measure of intelligence. Although the validity evidence is just beginning to be conducted on the WISC-V, this instrument builds on previous editions and there is a wealth of validity evidence for these previous editions (Whiston, 2020). Although, intelligence tests can be helpful in counseling clients, however the strengths and limitations of these measures need to be considered. Multicultural factors need to be considered in decision making. Intelligence test results can provide information about a client's cognitive abilities, but that information needs to be integrated with other contextual factors to give a more thorough understanding of the client (Whiston, 2020). References Bugaj, A. M., & Matthews, M. S. (2017). Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children– Fifth Edition, Integrated. The Twentieth Mental Measurements Yearbook . Flanagan, Dawn P., and Vincent C. Alfonso. Essentials of WISC-V Assessment , John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central , http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/capella/detail.action?docID=4815062. Whiston, S. C. (2020). Principles and Applications of Assessment in Counseling (5th ed.). Cengage Limited. https://capella.vitalsource.com/books/9781337532778

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