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Long considered a cornerstone of academic assessment, the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) provides a comprehensive, standardized and research-backed framework for evaluating achievement. Now, after more than two decades, a major update is arriving for French-speaking students across Canada, with the introduction of the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test–Fourth Edition, Canadian French (WIAT-4 CDN-F). 

The latest edition reflects modern needs by introducing contemporary Canadian norms and features new subtests and composite scoring for more accurate results. Digital administration enables faster and more efficient testing, thereby increasing access to learners and enhancing efficiency for clinicians. 

What’s Ahead in season two of the podcast series, “The Progress Profile: Alzheimer’s Research in Focus.”

In my first post in this blog series, I explained how the D-KEFS™ Advanced represents a significant departure from traditional revisions of paper-pencil cognitive tests. We went all in and developed digital-only tests that are administered and scored exclusively on iPads. Unlike the WISC-5, WAIS-5, and WMS-5, which offer both print and digital-assist formats, the new D-KEFS Advanced has no print equivalent. There are no paper stimuli, record forms, or physical manipulatives, such as the round chips and wooden pegs used in the original D-KEFS Tower Test. Instead, examinees use a stylus to interact directly with the Client iPad, which presents the test stimuli and digital manipulatives, and automatically captures and scores responses. Examiners work solely from the Practitioner iPad, which provides instructions, prompts, timing, and a real-time record of the examinee’s responses.  

There’s been a wake-up call in the educational sector, echoed by society at large, about the growing mental health challenges facing students. More children and adolescents are receiving diagnoses, and more schools are reporting an increase in students seeking mental health services.

As K-12 educators and clinicians come to grips with this reality, there’s been a commensurate sea change in the recognition that timely intervention can make all the difference in a student’s academic and personal trajectory. 

For most people, video games are a form of entertainment. For Rhoda Au, Ph.D., professor at Boston University, video games represent something far more profound: a potential window into the human brain.

Mental health screening and assessment tools are more important than ever, and one of the most foundational tools — the Behavior Assessment System for Children™ (BASC™) — is about to be released by Pearson in its fourth edition. As we discussed in a recent episode of “Healthy Minds, Bright Futures: How to Navigate Mental Health and Build Support,” the BASC™-4 includes key updates for clinicians and educators while also retaining the evidence-based focus that has made it an effective suite of materials for nearly 40 years.