Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Uploaded by
ScribdTranslationsWisconsin Card Sorting Test
Uploaded by
ScribdTranslationsWisconsin Card Sorting Test
Technical Sheet
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Spanish adaptation name: Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Authors of the manual: Robert K. Heaton, Gordon J. Chelune, Jack L. Talley, Gary G. Kay, Glenn
Curtiss.
Management: Individual
Duration: Variable
6 ½ - 89 years
Constructor: Executive function
Materials
Manual.
4 stimulus cards.
Two blocks of response cards with 64 cards each.
Note sheet.
In the 4 stimulus cards, figures are presented that constitute the stimuli of the test: A triangle.
red, two green stars, three yellow crosses and four red circles. Three are presented in them.
parameters: COLOR, SHAPE, AND NUMBER.
Each set of response card blocks features figures of various shapes (crosses,
stars, circles, and triangles), colors (red, green, yellow, and blue) and number of figures (one, two,
three and four) These cards are numbered from 1 to 64.
The note sheet will include the necessary information about the subject (demographic data,
date of the exam
subject during the test) and the responses to the items.
Application
It should be done in a quiet room, with proper lighting, a table is needed.
which must be wide enough to place the cards (no external materials should be present during the test) and two
chairs. The examiner must hold the test sheet in such a way that the subject cannot see it.
what is noted.
The subject is asked to sit down, on the table they will find the stimulus cards organized in a row.
in this way.
HERE GOES A SCANNED IMAGE
The test consists of the subject needing to match the response cards with the stimulus cards.
successively starting with the triangle (placing one card under the other), the subject
You should always take the answer cards from the top. The examiner will only say if the card
it has been paired correctly or incorrectly, if you make a mistake you will simply leave the card
where it has been placed and will proceed with the following.
The first classification category is color, the second is shape, and finally this color, when
The subject who completes 10 consecutive correct answers will be able to move to the next category. The test
it culminates when the subject completes 2 rounds of 3 categories or when they finish using all of them.
response cards.
Score
Dimensions: Each response from the subject is considered as if it occurs in 3
separate dimensions, and each one of them is evaluated
Correct
Ambiguous–Not ambiguous: An answer is Not Ambiguous when cards are paired.
taking into account ONE characteristic.
Perseverative–Non Perseverative: When the subject persists in a characteristic of the
stimulus that is not correct is considered a perseverative response. P is placed next to the
item.
Completed Categories: The number of completed categories is the number of
sequences of 10 consecutive correct answers. The score ranges from 0 to 6, to
As the subject completes them, the examiner will mark them on the sheet.
answers.
Maintenance failures attitude: Count the number of sequences that include 5 or more.
correct matchings, followed by at least one error that occurred before
complete the category.
Learning to Learn: The number of categories that have been completed is calculated.
tried, if the total number is less than 3, it cannot be calculated and will be marked as (NP).
HERE GOES A SCANNED IMAGE
Applied attempts: Total attempts made by the subject
Correct answers: Correct answers are counted.
All errors are counted
% of errors: # errors / # attempts made (100)
Perseverative Responses: The number of responses marked with the letter P is counted.
% perseverative responses: # perseverative responses / # attempts applied (100)
Perseverative errors: The number of errors is counted, marked with the letter P
% perseverative errors: # perseverative errors / # attempts applied (100)
Non-perseverative errors: The number of errors is counted, not marked with the letter P.
# non-perseverative errors / # applied attempts (100)
Conceptual level response: All the correct answers are identified that
they appear in groups of 3 or more and the total number of them is calculated
% Conceptual level responses: Pd / # attempts applied (100)
ALL PERCENTAGES ARE ROUNDED
From Direct Score to Typical Score
Once the direct scores are calculated, they will be located in the corresponding grading tables.
appropriate for the subject, in any case, the number of the table used will be recorded in the
note-taking space.
It begins by calculating the standard score of the total number of errors, the direct score is located.
obtained in this aspect, in the corresponding column of the scale, to the left of this you
find the corresponding typical punctuation. This procedure is done with the following.
At the bottom of the scale is the column 'Number of completed categories' and
inside it is the number corresponding to those carried out by the subject (their PD), to
At the other extreme appears the centile score, and the score will be recorded on the answer sheet.
The same procedure is followed for: attempts to complete the first category, failures in
maintenance of attitude and learning to learn.