Buckets and Barrels™

Bucket and Barrel Individual Profile™

Woodcock-Johnson V (Cognitive)

Rhonda Brimmer Austin, M.Ed.
Mind Measures LLC
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Use the drop-down to find the test that matches the test on your evaluation.

Name: —Date: —Assessment: Woodcock-Johnson V (Cognitive)

How to Use This Tool

You're looking at a sample profile, made-up numbers shown only to demonstrate the tool, not any real student.
Formal cognitive-evaluation scores only. Enter scores exactly as they appear in a report prepared by a qualified professional. Do not enter Fill Finder Questionnaire results, classroom grades, behavior-rating scores, or numbers you calculated yourself.

Enter the scores from a cognitive report and watch each bucket and barrel show where that ability stands. Switch between Family view (plain-language) and Professional view (scores and percentiles).

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Pick the assessment at the top so the right abilities load.
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Find the cluster, index, or composite standard scores in the report, usually numbers centered around 100, and type those scores into the matching boxes.
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Choose your view. Family view shows plain zones, Professional view adds exact numbers.
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Print or save the profile to carry into a meeting.
Strength (above 115)
Average (85–115)
Weakness (below 85)
Barrels: foundational abilities (larger vessels).
Buckets: processing & retrieval abilities (smaller vessels).
Shaded band = typical range (SS 90–110).

What Kind of Score Is on the Report?

Evaluation reports contain several kinds of numbers. This profile accepts only cluster, index, or composite standard scores from a formal cognitive evaluation.

Standard scoresthe profile uses these

Average 100 · 40–160

The big numbers on the report. Most people land between 85 and 115; 40 is the lowest possible and 160 the highest.

Cluster scores (composite / index)

Standard-score scale

A cluster bundles two or more subtests that measure the same ability, like working memory or fluid reasoning, and statistically combines them into one standard score. These are the buckets-and-barrels numbers: enter cluster scores whenever the report has them.

Percentile rank

Middle is the 50th

Out of 100 same-age peers, how many scored at or below. It is not a percent-correct, and it is not a grade.

Do not convert or combine scores yourself. Do not enter subtest scaled scores, behavior-rating T scores, classroom grades, questionnaire results, or percentiles. If you are unsure which number to use, ask the professional who prepared the report.

Cognitive Buckets and Barrels

Each vessel fills to its percentile rank. The shaded band marks the typical range. A fill inside it is right where most learners are.

Each vessel's color shows where that ability stands: green is a strength, gray is average, blue is a weakness.

Enter Scores  mean 100 · SD 15 · range 40–160

Look for a report column labeled standard score, with numbers usually centered around 100. If the report gives only subtest scaled scores or you are unsure which number is the cluster/index score, ask the professional who prepared the report.
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