Dr. Richard Woodcock's Keynote presentation at the Third National School Psychology Neuropsychology Conference (July 10, 2008). The presentation presents a historical overview of the evolution of cognitive test batteries and thoughts about th future of cognitive testing. Copyrighted material has been deleted. Presentation also does not include personal stories Dr. Woodcock integrated in the presentation re: how he came to the field of psycho-educational test development and research

5. Path of Progress Better Cognitive Theory Better Cognitive Tests Better Information Better Instructional and Clinical Planning

6. Single General Ability Conceptualizations of Intelligence

7. Evolution of Intelligence Tests Single General Ability SB SB L,M 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

8. Single General Ability Pair of Abilities Conceptualizations of Intelligence

9. Evolution of Intelligence Tests 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Pair of Abilities WB WISC WAIS WISC-R

10. Single General Ability Pair of Abilities Limited Set of Broad Abilities Conceptualizations of Intelligence

11. Evolution of Intelligence Tests 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Incomplete Set of Abilities WJ SB IV

12. Single General Ability Pair of Abilities Limited Set of Broad Abilities “ Complete” Set of Broad Abilities Conceptualizations of Intelligence

13. Evolution of Intelligence Tests 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 “ Complete” Set of Broad Abilities WJ-R

26. Single General Ability Pair of Abilities Limited Set of Broad Abilities “ Complete” Set of Broad Abilities Narrow Abilities Underlying Broad Abilities Conceptualizations of Intelligence

27. Evolution of Intelligence Tests Narrow Abilities Underlying Broad Abilities WJ III 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

28. Comprehension-Knowledge ( Gc ) General information ( K0 ) Listening ability ( LS ) Language development ( LD ) Lexical knowledge (VL) Language comprehension (V) Oral production and fluency (OP) Information about culture (K2) Examples of Narrow Abilities

31. Reading-Writing ( Grw ) Spelling ability (SG) Cloze ability (CZ) Reading decoding (RD) Reading comprehension (RC) Reading speed (RS) Writing ability (WA) English usage knowledge (EU) Examples of Narrow Abilities

32. Quantitative Knowledge ( Gq ) Mathematical achievement (A3) Mathematical knowledge (KM) Examples of Narrow Abilities

33. Long-Term Retrieval ( Glr ) Associative memory (MA) Ideational fluency (FI) Naming facility (NA) Meaningful memory (MM) Figural fluency (FF) Examples of Narrow Abilities

34. Ideational fluency (FI) “ How many different vehicles can you name? You will have one minute. Say the names as fast as you can. FI: A Narrow Glr Ability (Not actual test item.)

35. Naming facility ( NA ) “ Tell me the names of these pictures as fast as you can.” NA: A Narrow Glr Ability (Not actual test items.)

36. Auditory Processing ( Ga ) Speech-sound discrimination (US) General sound discrimination (U3) Resistance to auditory stimulus distortion (UR) Phonetic coding (PC) Attention and concentration (AC) Maintaining and judging rhythm (U8) Memory for sound patterns (UM) Musical discrimination and judgment (U1, U9) Examples of Narrow Abilities

39. Visual-Spatial Thinking (Gv) Spatial relations (SR) Flexibility of closure (CF) Visualization (Vz) Closure speed (CS) Length estimation (LE) Visual memory (MV) Spatial scanning (SS) Examples of Narrow Abilities

40. Fluid Reasoning ( Gf ) General sequential reasoning (RG) Quantitative reasoning (RQ) Induction (I) Examples of Narrow Abilities

42. Processing Speed (Gs) Perceptual speed (P) Semantic processing speed (R4) Writing speed (WS) Rate of test taking (R9) Number facility (N) Examples of Narrow Abilities

44. Short-Term Memory ( Gsm ) Memory span ( MS ) Working memory ( WM ) Examples of Narrow Abilities

60. Path of Progress Better Better Better Cognitive Cognitive Better Instructional Theory Tests Information and Clinical Planning

61. Single General Ability Pair of Abilities Limited Set of Broad Abilities “ Complete” Set of Broad Abilities Narrow Abilities Underlying Broad Abilities Conceptualizations of Intelligence

62. Evolution of Intelligence Tests

63. Test batteries of the future will be more informative. The Good News …

64. Test batteries of the future will be more informative. Test batteries of the future will be more complex as test developers close the gap between cognitive theory and practice. … the Bad News