As far as I understand, there is no equivalent to the GAI on the SB. The composite scores that can be figured are:
Full Scale IQ which includes all 10 subtests
Abbreviated Battery IQ which only includes some of the subtests but would not be any better of an estimate for a child with significant discrepancies.
Nonverbal IQ scale which only includes the five nonverbal subtests associated with each of five cognitive factors measured by SB-V. This is supposed to be used when assessing kids who have hearing loss, communication disorders, autism, specific learning disabilities.
Verbal IQ scale which only includes the five verbal subtests associated with each of the five cognitive factors measured by the SB-V. I'm less sure on when this type of configuration would be used in lieu of FSIQ.
eta: the full 10 subtests are
Fluid Reasoning
Verbal Knowledge
Verbal Quantitative Reasoning
Verbal Visual-Spatial Processing
Verbal Working Memory
and
Nonverbal Fluid Reasoning
Nonverbal Knowledge
Nonverbal Quantitative Reasoning
Nonverbal Visual-Spatial Processing
Nonverbal Working Memory
Did his scores vary within the non-verbal indices and verbal indices or would dropping on portion (verbal or non-verbal) make a big difference in dropping low scores? I.e. - were those low scores on memory and visual spatial in the non-verbal realm or the verbal realm or both? If they were just low on the verbal memory and visual-spatial, the non-verbal composite might be a better fit for him.
Last edited by Cricket2; 02/06/13 04:45 PM.
