Introduction to the Research-Based Updates in the WJ V COG

Introduction to the Research-Based Updates in the WJ V COG

About the Session:

Recently updated and re-normed, the WJ V COG is the fifth generation of a comprehensive set of tests for measuring cognitive abilities. This session will introduce the new WJ V COG tests, clusters, and interpretive features and discuss how the battery--which is aligned with contemporary CHC theory--can be used in a comprehensive evaluation of an individual’s strength and weaknesses within and across cognitive domains.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the changes and updates in the WJ V COG battery
• Gain insight into the research-based rationale for the updates to the GIA and broad CHC ability cluster scores
• Learn how to interpret the difference score base rates from the Intra-Cognitive Comparison procedure.

Instructor Credentials:

Erica LaForte, Ph.D. - Erica M. LaForte is a Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She received a B.S. in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, an M.A. in Research Methodology from Loyola University–Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (with a focus in Educational Measurement) from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her career in applied test development spans nearly 30 years. Her areas of research interest include the application of the Rasch model to item development, test score interpretation, and validation; computer-adaptive testing; test score equating and linking; and the application of psychometric principles to solve practical measurement challenges. She has worked in various research and development capacities on three editions of the Woodcock-Johnson and several ancillary products, and served as a contributing author on the Woodcock-Johnson IV Technical Manual. She is a co-author of the Woodcock-Johnson V. In her role at Northwestern University, she serves on the scientific team for the NIH Toolbox, a battery of iPad-administered neuropsychological assessments.

Additional Information:

All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance and Recording following the presentation.  All qualifying attendees will receive 1 APA and NASP approved CE Unit. This session is free of cost.