Cognitive / IQ Testing
We conduct cognitive (IQ) testing for various purposes, including learning and gifted assessments, as well as school applications. Cognitive assessments are often considered high stakes, as they can determine a child’s entry into specific schools or programmes. Because various factors can affect a child’s test performance, we do our best to ensure our test results are accurate representations of your child’s ability by:
- Obtaining information from you about your child prior to meeting him/her so we are prepared with appropriate strategies to motivate and engage your child
- Providing a letter for your child with the psychologist’s photo and greeting prior to the session
- Building rapport with your child to set him/her at ease before testing begins
- Presenting the tasks as interactive activities/games to minimize test anxiety
- Providing plenty of encouragement and positive feedback to affirm your child’s efforts
- Ensuring sufficient breaks are given especially when your child shows signs of fatigue
- Administering the test over more than one session if necessary
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Preparation for Testing
No specific preparation or studying is required. You can help your child be at his/her best simply by:
- Ensuring sufficient sleep the night before
- Have a healthy, not-too-heavy meal prior to testing
- Not putting pressure on your child and simply encouraging your child to do his/her best
- Packing their water bottle and a light snack
We offer two sessions for testing: 10am to 12pm or 3pm to 5pm. For children who tend to feel tired after school, we recommend testing in the morning.
We utilise a suite of well-established standardised cognitive assessment tools in our practice, including:
- Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale, Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV) for children aged 2 to 7
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V) for children and adolescents aged 6 to 16
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) for adolescents and adults aged 16 to 90
- Raven’s Progressive Matrices – Clinical Edition for individuals aged 4 to 69
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We value your feedback and inquiries. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to us. Our dedicated team is here to assist you and provide the information you need.
