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Summarize the following information in paragraph form. Comprehension Knowledge-Oral Vocabulary (Gc)
This test is made up of two subtests, Synonyms (words with the same definition) and Antonyms (words with opposite definitions), which measured the breadth of Madalena's vocabulary knowledge. This test measures comprehension-knowledge (Gc) or obtained knowledge and vocabulary ability. Compared to her peers, Madalena scored in the average range (SS = 107) on this test. When average peers would have 90% proficiency on oral vocabulary tasks, Madalena would have 94% (average) proficiency. Need Assignment Help?
Fluid Reasoning-Number Series (Gf)
This test is a measure of quantitative reasoning, a narrow measure of fluid reasoning (Gf). Fluid reasoning is the ability to use prior knowledge to solve new problems, reason, or form new concepts. In this test, Madalena was presented with a series of numbers where one number was missing, such as "9, 10, 11, ." Compared to her peers, Madalena scored in the average range (SS = 90) on this test. When average peers would have 90% proficiency on number series tasks, Madalena would have 70% (limited to average) proficiency.
Short-Term Working Memory-Verbal Attention (GWM)
Verbal Attention is a narrow measure of verbal working memory within the short-term working memory (Gwm ) ability. Short-term working memory tests measure the ability to attend to information, hold the information in immediate awareness, and then perform a mental operation on the information. During this test, Madalena listened to series of words containing animal names and digits intermingled. Then Madalena was asked a specific question about the series of words. For example, the series might be "7...dog...9," and Madalena would be asked to repeat the word that comes between 7 and 9. Compared to her peers, Madalena scored in the low range (SS = 78) on this test. When average peers would have 90% proficiency on verbal attention tasks, Madalena would have 47% (limited) proficiency.
Cognitive Processing Speed- Letter-Pattern Matching (Gs)
Letter-Pattern Matching, a perceptual speed task measuring the narrow ability of cognitive processing speed (Gs). On this test, Madalena was asked to locate and circle the two identical letter patterns in a row of six patterns. This task relates to the area of cognitive efficiency, or the speed at which Madalena can make visual symbol discriminations and identify common orthographic (spelling) patterns. Compared to her peers, Madalena scored in the high average range (SS = 111) on this test. When average peers would have 90% proficiency on Letter-Pattern Matching tasks, Madalena would have 98% (very advanced) proficiency.
Auditory Processing- Phonological Processing (Ga)
This test is a measure of Madalena's auditory processing (Ga) ability, or her ability to analyze, synthesize, and discriminate auditory stimuli and perceive and manipulate speech sounds. It includes three subtests that measure various aspects of phonological processing. In this test, Madalena was asked to (a) name a word that has a specific sound in a specific location, (b) name as many items that start with a certain sound in 1 minute as he could, and (c) substitute one sound in a word with another sound to create a new word. Compared to his peers, Madalena scored within the average range on Phonological Processing (SS = 98). Her proficiency is average; when average peers would have 90% proficiency on phonological processing tasks, Madalena would have an 88% (average) proficiency.
Long-Term Storage and Retrieval- Story Recall (Glr)
This test is a measure of Madalena's long-term retrieval ability (Glr), or her ability to learn information and then recall it. In this test, Madalena listened to a passage and then was asked to recall the story elements. Compared to her peers, Madalena scored in the average range (SS = 104) on this test. When average peers would have 90% proficiency on story recall tasks, Madalena would have 92% (average) proficiency.
Visual Processing- Visualization (Gv)
This test is a measure of visual processing (Gv) ability, which is the ability to perceive, analyze, synthesize, and think with visual patterns, including the ability to store and correctly identify visual images from memory. It has two parts. The first, Spatial Relations, required Madalena to identify, from a series of shapes, the pieces needed to form a whole shape. The second, Block Rotation, required her to identify the two block figures that match the target figure. Compared to her peers, Madalena scored within the below average range on Visualization (SS = 87). Her proficiency is limited to average; when average peers would have 90% proficiency on visualization tasks, Madalena would have a 77% proficiency.