Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test—Fourth Edition

The release of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test–Fourth Edition (PPVT–4) continues a tradition of
providing an outstanding vocabulary assessment that has been unsurpassed for nearly half a century. Quick, easy and
reliable as ever, it can assist professionals in their key role of fostering growth in language and literacy.
This versatile test is well suited for screening, diagnosis, and progress measurement.
Less Time in Assessment, More Time in Intervention
With this individually administered, norm-referenced instrument, professionals can:
- Quickly evaluate receptive vocabulary using a highly valid instrument that requires no reading or writing
- Monitor progress using two parallel forms
- Administer items by complete sets of 12 for ease of use
- Meet guidelines for universal screening, identifying strengths and weaknessess and diagnostic testing within an RTI
environment
Key Features
The PPVT–4 test introduces significant enhancements, including:
- Illustrations designed in full colour
- More up-to-date, realistic art, offering a balance of gender and race/ethnicity
- More stimulus words included (now 228 per form), with better representation of word types across all levels of
difficulty
- Growth Scale Value (GSV) added–a new metric for easily measuring progress over time/li>
- Larger easel format (8.5 x 11 inches)
- Modernized core vocabulary
- Enhanced technology options with ASSIST™ software for faster scoring and reporting/li>
- New very easy items to strengthen the floor of the test
- A newly designed carrying case, making it easier to travel with all materials needed
Clinical Studies
- Test-Retest Reliability
- Alternate Form Reliability
- Comparison to Previous Edition
- Criterion Validity (e.g., CASL, GRADE)
- Clinical-Group Validity: ADHD, Emotional/Behavioural Disturbance, Giftedness, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Impairment with
Cochlear Implant, Language Delay, Language Disorder, Learning Disability, Mental Retardation, and Speech Impairment
ASSIST™ Software
All-new ASSIST™ software, available in single-user and client-server formats, offers fast, flexible, and accurate
scoring and reporting. This practical tool now features:
- New design and layout
- Ability to enter by item or by raw score
- More individual and group-reporting options
- Evidence-based interventions by age range and performance
- Capacity to include an unlimited number of students in one database