Test Name: Woodcock-Johnson is an intelligence test composed of cognitive ability and academic achievement. Richard Woodcock and Mary Bonner Johnson originally developed the Woodcock-Johnson test in 1977. The latest version is Woodcock-Johnson III, published in 2001. Purpose of the test: The Woodcock-Johnson III test is generally used to examine and explore the “points of strengths and weaknesses through cognitive abilities and academic achievement,” state Benson & Taub (2013). The WJ III is intended for all ages, from 2 to 90+ years. WJ III is useful for determining inconsistencies between a person's abilities and his or her performance level. WJ III findings help clinical examiners and clinicians diagnose learning disabilities and evaluate programs that fit their needs. The Manual: Schrank, Mather and Woodcock (2004), state that the comprehensive manual is well structured and distinctly written. It provides examiners with direct guidance and makes supervision moderately simple. Test Development: The Woodcock-Johnson III covers 22 battery tests. WJ COG tests include comprehensive knowledge, long-term retrieval, visuospatial thinking, auditory processing, fluid reasoning, processing speed, and short-term memory. The WJ ACH test series includes reading-writing, mathematics, knowledge-comprehension, auditory processing, and long-term recovery. Subtests for these tests include pair cancellation, general information, visual matching, decision speed, and many others. The WJ-III meets or exceeds elementary standards. It qualifies as a gold standard IQ test along with the Stanford Binet and Wechsler intelligence tests. Test Administration: The Woodcock-Johnson III test is an individual test...... middle of paper ...... om/the-woodcock-johnson-iii-tests-achievement-5133225.html.Dombrowski, Stefan C. (2012, October 19). Investigating the structure of the cognitive WJ-III in school age. Extracted from http://web.ebscohost.com.ruby2.uhv.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=34c9dff1-68-4804-ACBC-3bacae40d5a%40SessionMgr113&hid=117&BData=jnnpdgu9zwh D%3D#db = psych & an = 2013-04616-001.Schrank, Fredrick A., Mather, Nancy, Woodcock, Richard W. (2004, January 1). Woodcock-Johnson III (r) diagnostic readout battery. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ruby2.uhv.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=bc1a689f-9e29-40ea-9062-2515516deeef%40sessionmgr113&hid=117&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db= AN= TIP17133218.Ridotto, McGrew, Beccaccia. (2001). Woodcock-Johnson III Assessment Service Bulletin Number 2. Retrieved from http://www.riverpub.com/products/wjIIIComplete/pdf/WJIII_ASB2.pdf.