Intelligence Test Score Interpretation
By Inderbir Kaur Sandhu, Ph.D
Q:
I just got my daughters result from her IQ test and PR. Her
scores from IQ test is 117 while her PR is 87. Kindly
interpret it for me. Thank you.
A: I assume this to be the
latest version of the WISC. It is a little difficult to
determine much from these scores alone as all the scores and
percentiles are required for better interpretation. However,
I will help interpret based on the scores provided but it
may not accurately be descriptive of your daughter's
performance.
The Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) of 117 indicates a rather high
intelligence quotient, however not amounting to the level of
giftedness. However, the Full Scale IQ score of the WISC-IV
often does not represent a child's intellectual abilities as
well as the General Ability Index (GAI) so you may want to
check on that.
The Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI) is designed to measure
nonverbal concept formation, visual perception and
organization, simultaneous processing, visual-motor
coordination, learning, and the ability to separate figure
and ground in visual stimuli. The results show a rather low
average of the PRI indicating some concerns in ability to do
perceptual reasoning.
Unfortunately, the information given is very limited so the
interpretation is solely based on the two scores, therefore
should not be taken absolutely. You may want to speak to the
administrator for a more detailed report and perhaps request
for further interpretation. Good luck!
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