I’ve had Wechsler IQ test when I was 13 years old.
Verbal IQ - 108
Performance IQ - 55
Overall IQ - 81
Verbal scale:
Performance scale:
How old are you now? If you are older than 15, this test needs to be re administered. The results would be out of date.
I am 27 years old. But I’m curious what can be cause.
It looks like you had a slow processing speed and difficulty with visual input when this test was administered, but as thumper1 has said, you would need to have the test re-administered in order for the information it provides to be valid. A 14 year old test, taken once, is not a good measure of where you stand today.
BTW, the Full Scale IQ (the 81) is not considered valid in cases where there is high variability, as it usually indicates a learning disability of some sort. IQ tests are useful for diagnostic purposes but you should not take this test as a measure of your ability. At 27 you already know what you can and can’t do.
Ditto on the above. Your test results could easily change quite a lot since you were that teen. If you need to know how you rank now you would need to repeat the test. However- your current performance shows how well you do things. It is very possible your scores would be better if you learned how to do things later.
As an older adult I don’t want to repeat IQ tests as I’m sure they would go down since I’m no longer engaging my brain as much. Remember IQ tests compare your abilities to the rest of those your age as a child- your life experiences and any educational help in your weaker areas make those results useless today. Sort of like finding out you were slow at talking or walking but do fine now- totally irrelevant now. Or, on the other hand, you may have been ahead in some area and now everyone else caught up and you are just typical. By now I’m sure you have figured out your strengths and weaknesses so you succeed in living your life (especially since you were able to find CC and post).
One of those- oh, that is who I was then curiosities on one test.
Actually, I’m not a psychologist, but I believe you are too old for administration of the WISC. You would need an adult version of the IQ test, which is not the same as the one for 13 year olds.
Why was this test administered at age 13, and what did the report with it say about those results. The person who administered that WISC should have written an interpretive report. And there should have been a reason for,the assessment to begin with. Both could explain the results.
Did you have learning issues? Do you continue to have them? If so, seek out a psychologist to answer your questions.
The posted test results indicate a weakness in choosing which sub-forum to post threads.
Several things could contribute to a significant verbal/performance split, though the 53 point split is pretty dramatic. Could be a Non-Verbal Learning Disability, significant visuo-motor, or visual/perceptual deficits, or needing a very strong pair of glasses.
The OP has these results? Well, then the OP should,also have the report that includes these results…and that report should do the explaining and interpretation of the 14 year old assessment.
But really, were no other assessments done AFTER age 13?
This scores report is not from a 14 year old Wechsler.
My friend’s child has tested from 80 to 120 on IQ tests, as a child.
It sounds like you are putting a lot of value on a single test.
There is no reason to worry about IQ test results unless your IQ is substantially high and you are trying to enter MENSA. File the results away and ignore them.
If you really really are worried for some reason, like difficulty with your job or schooling, have someone readminister the test.
Good catch, JOD, but its close. The Picture Concepts subtest was added to the WISC-IV IQ test which was released in 2003. The only possibility would be if this OP would have somehow been part of the standardization battery, but the scores would not be available to the person tested.
I don’t think this is a matter of joining Mensa or not. Assuming test administration was valid, it’s not unreasonable for the OP to be concerned about organic disorders.
There is little chance one could jump from those scores to wanting to qualify for MENSA. There are many, many unknowns in this scenario. Was the student cooperating with the test administration 13 or so years ago, or were they throwing all the performance test items around the room? Who tested them and what was the reason for this evaluation? Did they have any severe visual or motor issues (sure seems so) that would have suggested that another Motor-free test was more appropriate? And at this point, why does it matter or is this just idle curiosity? Did the OP happen to run across this test protocol somewhere?
Well the kid could have found somehow detached from the report. My younger son got tested because of suspected LDs the report is remarkably unhelpful. He had a fair amount of scatter in his scores, but not in any very logical way. Topped on a bunch of stuff, and then was very average at other things. I didn’t think he needed the details at 10, but he might be curious now.
Might be a minor point, but if the OP is 27 now, they couldn’t have been 13 when the WISC IV came out (which has the subtests listed). Close, but not 13.
We recently had our 12-year-old tested with the Wechsler in association with concerns about some social issues. We were told that her scores were an underestimate in some areas where she was not cooperative. If the OP went through a difficult time as an early teen, this could be indicative of being non-cooperative during the test.
The OP is asking about test results that are 14 years old. The assessment was administered at age 13. The OP is now 27.
These test results are OLD NEWS and would not be considered current in any way, shape or form. If the OP wants info about his IQ, and what the scores “mean”, he or she should seek a new, updated assessment. Get CURRENT results, and go from there.
@Sketel - that score is evidence of a learning difference because of the large discrepancy between verbal and performance scores.
It is a mistake to look at the Weschler “IQ” as a measure of overall intelligence. The value of that specific test is that it shows the pattern of strengths and weakness. If you were given that test as part of an evaluation related to difficulties you were having at school, an appropriate next step would have been in IEP (individualized education plan) tailored to help meet needs identified by that test. Those test results might have formed a basis for a diagnosis of “non verbal learning disability” or something similar.
@thumper1 – I think its quite likely that the OP is looking at a document that were not disclosed to him/her in childhood and wondering what they mean. Perhaps it is a shock to see an “Overall IQ” number that seems unexpectedly low. In adulthood there is no particular reason to seek renewed IQ testing unless the OP is experiencing current academic difficulties or problems in the workplace – but I think that most people would be curious if they found some sort of diagnostic report from their childhood that seemed disturbing.
So yes – that test is too old to tell anything about OP’s current levels of intellectual functioning – but I don’t think that’s necessarily the question that the OP is asking.