Examiner's Manual & Technical Report - Kaplanco.com

Scoring Procedures RulesOnce the starting point has been determined, the examiner should turn to the corresponding pageof the Assessment Manual and locate the appropriate item to begin the assessment.• If the child meets the scoring criteria of an item, a plus (+) should be recorded toindicate the presence of the behavior. A minus (-) is recorded if the skill is notdemonstrated by the child, according to the scoring criteria.• When recording the child’s performance, the examiner must use his or her bestjudgment in determining whether the child’s performance was acceptable in terms ofthe scoring criteria. Do not give a child credit for an item if the child does not performthe task, even though the examiner may know that the child can perform the task, ormay have seen the child perform the task at some other time. Record only thebehaviors actually observed during the assessment period.• Record additional remarks in the “Comment” column if an explanation of scoring isnecessary. For example, if the child refuses to attempt a task or does not cooperate,record the item as a minus (-) but indicate that the child “refused to do the task” orother such explanation in the “Comment” column.• When applicable, mark multiple items based on a single administration of an item.Some items within the assessment are administered once but provide for scoring of one ortwo other items. For example, FW15 requires child to “Add 3 parts to incompleteperson.” If the child were to add 8 parts, then a plus (+) would be recorded for FW21 buta minus (-) would be recorded for FW25.22