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The Woodcock-Johnson International Edition (WJ IE) project consists of
a small number of noncommercial, contemporary cognitive assessment
instruments
for specific Eastern European populations, based on need. The project
originated with a small group of Latvian school psychologists who had
attended a seminar by Richard Woodcock at the International School Psychology Association colloquium
in Riga, Latvia. Woodcock’s presentation provided an overview
of the Woodcock-Johnson–Revised (WJ-R) cognitive and achievement
batteries. The Latvian psychologists approached Woodcock regarding
their
need for technically sound cognitive assessment instruments and, together,
a collaborative plan was developed to construct and distribute a noncommercial
Latvian adaptation of the cognitive portion of the WJ-R. In the fall of 1998, Riverside Publishing
Company, the WJ-R publisher,
granted permission for the development of a shortened version of the
Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities–Revised in four European languages
(Slovak, Hungarian, Latvian, and Czech). The translated and adapted
Slovak, Hungarian, and Latvian versions are currently being distributed
and utilized in their respective countries. The Czech adaptation is presently being
standardized. Three professionals (Ana Muñoz-Sandoval, Mary Ruef, and Anton Furman), working cooperatively with small groups of psychologists in each country, provided leadership for the translation and data gathering of each WJ IE battery. All data were sent to WMF staff for statistical analyses. After the first round of item analysis of data from an initial item calibration sample, a second round of standardization data collection was initiated. Each country’s sampling plan focused on gathering data from a representative sample of communities (varying by size) throughout the country. The United States WJ III equated norms were developed by WMF staff under the direction of Dr. Richard Woodcock. Organization of the WJ International Edition Batteries Each WJ IE battery is comprised of seven tests, each selected to serve as an indicator of at least one of the broad Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) cognitive abilities. The seven WJ-R adapted cognitive tests are: Test
1: Verbal Comprehension (Gc)
Publication of the WJ International Edition II Dr. Anton Furman, WJ IE Project Coordinator, has officially introduced the second edition of the WJ IE, the Woodcock-Johnson International Edition II (WJ IE II), to a group of professional examiners in Brno, Czech Republic. Organization of the WJ International Edition II The WJ IE II battery is comprised of eight tests, each selected to serve as an indicator of at least one of the broad Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) cognitive abilities. The eight WJ-R adapted cognitive tests are: Test
1: Verbal Comprehension (Gc) Back to The Woodcock-Muñoz Outreach Programs main page
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