1. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test 4
Shawn Davis
ECE 682
May 2, 2017
Dr. D. Brown

2. PPVT4 History/Overview: Publication: 1959, 2007
Measures listening comprehension for spoken word in standard English
Designed to measure receptive vocabulary
Test Category: Norm- references, Intelligence and General Aptitude
Population: Ages 2 ½ -90+
1,941 Cross References in Mental Measurement
PPVT4
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3. PPVT Examiner’s Manual
Concise and well organized
Overview
Features
5 Test components
Purpose
Uses
Limitations
Examiner qualifications
Confidentiality obligation section
General testing guidelines
Suggested test setting and conditions
Guide to calculating chronological age
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PPVT Examiner’s Manual

4. Rules and instructions for administration with examples
Guide to finding correct starting item
Establishing basal and ceiling items
Guide to calculating raw score, with examples
Guide to converting raw score to standard score with percentile rank, normal curve equivalent and stanine
Optional reliability confidence bands and errors of measurement guide with examples

5. Profile/Examiner Booklet
Examiner’s instructions on how to introduce the test, training rule, training items, and complete directions are located on one page within five short paragraphs.

6. Two primary purposes for PPVT4 revision
Test materials
Two primary purposes for PPVT4 revision
Over 1,700 items were replaced or updated
25% new items
Difficulty and discrimination indices
Distractor and unsound items
Males and females
Race/ethnicity
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“Considerable attention was given to the standardization of the PPVT-4 and the norms will generalize to most segments of the United States population. The sample was matched to percentages stratification variables in the most recent United States Census…” Joseph C. Kush, Associate Professor, Duquesne University, Pittsburg, PA.

7. Q-Global Web-based Administration
Kits
PPVT-4 Complete Kit (A & B) $468.00
Includes: A and B Easels, Manual, A and B Record Forms (25 each), and Carrying Case
PPVT-4/EVT-2 Kits (Forms A&B) $871.00
Form A or B  
PPVT-4/EVT-2
Combination Kit
$  
CO$T
A la Carte
A or B
PPVT-4 Manual $102.00
PPVT-4 Record Form pkg. of 25 $51.00
PPVT-4 Record Form pkg. of 100 $176.25
PPVT-4 Easel Form $176.25
Q-Global Web-based Administration
PPVT-4 Q-global Individual Score Summary Report $2.99
PPVT-4 Q-global Examiner's Manual $102.00
PPVT-4 Form A or B Q-global Digital Stimulus Book $102.00
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Q-Global Scoring & Reporting
PPVT-4 Q-global Scoring
1-Year Subscription $40.00*
3-Year Subscription $110.00*
5-Year Subscription $165.00*
* Unlimited use for a single user
* Pearson does not offer discounts or credits for updating to newly revised kits.

8. Technology Support for Administration
Test Format
Individually administered
Flip-chart picture identification
Examiner Qualifications Level B examiner: Bachelors degree with coursework in principles of measurement
Test Directions
Simple straightforward spoken stimulus: “point to”, “show me”, “put your finger on”, “find”, “where is”
Sample/Teaching Items
Each set begins with samples and the must be two consecutive correct responses to begin assessment.
Technology Support for Administration
Testing Time
Untimed, although examiner should prompt for response after 10 seconds. Usually about minutes to complete

9. Accommodations and Adaptations
Accommodations for Examinees with Disabilities
There are accommodations for examinees with motor and speech impairments. “Point to”, etc. Head shakes, nods, raise eyelids for “yes”, closing them for “no”, communication boards. Adaptations must noted on Performance Record.
Multicultural Adaptability
No reading or writing required. Assessment is to screen for receptive knowledge of standard English for those whose primary language is not English.

10. Scores and Scoring Scoring Options
Enhanced scoring and reporting software offers fast, flexible, and accurate scoring & reporting, with:
Ability to enter by item or by total raw score
Easier data entry for unlimited numbers of students
Multiple individual and group report options
Embedded evidence-based interventions for individual, small group, or classroom use
Availability for Windows® and Macintosh®
Individual Reports
Score Summary includes the individual’s current scores, a narrative report, a diagnostic analysis of item-level performance, and a separate Suggested Interventions Report.
Diagnostic Analysis presents item-level performance classified by part of speech.
Progress Report tracks repeat administrations and helps you monitor an individual’s improvement over time using the new Growth Scale Value (GSV).
Receptive-Expressive Comparison Report compares the student’s receptive and expressive vocabulary when you are administering both the EVT™-2 and PPVT™-4 tests and analyzes item performance in multiple ways to enhance intervention.
Scoring Options
Q-global™ Web-based Administration, Scoring, and Reporting – Enables you to
quickly assess and efficiently organize examinee information, generate scores,
and produce accurate comprehensive reports all via the Web.
Manual Scoring – Allows you to administer and score assessments by hand
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11. Scoring Procedures
Score response with (1,2,3,or 4) to each item in response column
Draw line through E for errors
“DK”: didn’t know
“NR”: no response
Scores Provided
Manual provides algorithm for calculating raw score and converting to normative/standardized scores.

12. Interpretation
Score Interpretation
Manual includes practice scoring exercises
Record of Scores sheet calculates:
Raw Score
Standard Score
Percentile Rank
Normal Curve Equivalent
Stanine
Age Equivalent
Norms and Interpretative Tables Norms Booklet (included) provides tables for score equivalents, percentile ranks, normal curve equivalents, stanines, and age equivalents

13. Case Examples
Case sample consisted of 3, 3540 participants representative of the U.S. Census on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, educational level of participants or their parents, geographic region, and special education status of school-aged students.
Reliability coefficient averaged .94
Validity: Average .82

14. Links to Intervention
Communicating Test Results
Sample
Linking Test Scores to Intervention Computerized scoring generates progress reports and group reports.

15. PPVT Administration

16. Presentation from one of Pearson’s Senior Education Consultants

17. Any Questions ?