Using Cognitive Ability Scores to Design Instruction
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  • Intelligence Testing
  • Children's IQ Tests
    • WISC-IV
    • KABC-II
    • DAS-II
    • WJ-III Cog
    • SB5
  • CHC Broad Factors
    • Gc - Crystallized Ability/Knowledge
    • Gf - Fluid Reasoning
    • Gsm -- Short-Term Memory
    • Glr - Long-Term Retrieval
    • Gs - Processing Speed
    • Gv - Visual Reasoning
    • Ga - Auditory Processing
    • Gq - Quantitative Reasoning
    • Grw - Reading and Writing
  • Case Studies and Review
  • References
Fluid reasoning is the use of a variety of mental operations that can be used to solve novel problems with adaptability and flexibility. 

Gf includes drawing inferences, generalization of information, generating and testing hypotheses, inductive and deductive reasoning, and problem-solving.

Gf influences the following academic skills:
  • Basic math skills
  • Math reasoning due to impact on problem-solving and reasoning abilities in general
  • Higher-order reading comprehension
  • Critical thinking

Ways to improve Gf functioning:
  • Explicitly teach a variety of problem-solving strategies in a variety of settings and situations
  • The Teacher's Guide for the Explicit Teaching of Thinking Skills

Academic strategies to try if you have a student who is relatively weak in Gf: 

  • Story grammar
  • Reading comprehension strategies
  • Inferential reading
  • Frame routine
  • Cognitive and metacognitive math problem solving
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