PSY 550 Module Five Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Overview: To complete this short paper, you will analyze test results and consider a diagnosis based off the results for the intelligence and achievement tests. Think about how viewing results from both tests can help a practitioner better understand the test-taker’s functioning to provide a more comprehensive recommendation. Prompt: Utilize your understanding of intelligence and achievement testing to assign a diagnosis to Bob Schmoe from the Sample Intelligence Achievement Report. Write about Bob’s strengths and weaknesses related to his intelligence and achievement testing. Consider the following questions:

 What areas in the Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT-4) and Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence 2 (WASI-2) would be considered strengths for Bob? Which areas would be considered weaknesses?

 Assess Bob’s strengths and weaknesses and consider how both impact his overall functioning.

 Based upon his identified areas of limitations, what are some suggestions or recommendations for Bob?

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be 1 to 2 pages in length and submitted as a Word document.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Strengths and Weaknesses

Identifies strengths and weaknesses in areas of both the WRAT-4 and WASI-2

Identifies strengths and weaknesses for only one test or identifies strengths and weaknesses for both tests, but with minimal details and/or inaccuracies

Does not identify strengths and weaknesses in areas of both the WRAT-4 and the WASI-2

30

Overall Functioning Assesses the impact that Bob’s strengths and weaknesses have on his overall functioning

Assesses the impact Bob’s strengths and weaknesses have on his overall functioning, but with minimal details and/or inaccuracies

Does not assess the impact Bob’s strengths and weaknesses have on his overall functioning

30

Recommendations Provides suggestions or recommendations for Bob that target his areas of limitation

Provides suggestions or recommendations for Bob that target his areas of limitation, but suggestions may be inappropriate, not applicable, or described with minimal details or inaccuracies

Does not provide suggestions or recommendations for Bob that target his areas of limitation

30

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10