WME case studies
WME · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The WME is a memory assessment built around five scored domains: Auditory Memory and Visual Memory (25% each), Delayed Memory (20%), and the two smaller components, Visual Working Memory and Immediate Memory (15% each). The weighting tells you a lot about how to prepare: half of the score sits in the two modality domains, and delayed recall alone carries as much weight as either of the immediate or working-memory components. This structure suits candidates who need to demonstrate competence in administering, scoring, and interpreting memory measures across verbal and visual channels, including the distinction between holding information briefly and retaining it after a delay. Preparation should be active rather than passive. The WME case studies are 5 cases and about 3,022 words.
1Call-Center Trainee Recall Audit
You are a training auditor at an insurance call center reviewing a new hire's first week. The trainee handled a 2-minute inbound call while typing notes into a customer-relationship system.
604 words, about 3 min2Floor-Plan Drawing After Right-Hemisphere Stroke
You are an occupational therapist evaluating a 58-year-old man three months after a right-hemisphere stroke. He lives alone and navigates his own apartment without difficulty, but he got lost twice in the new outpatient clinic.
594 words, about 3 min3Dispatch Console Binding Load
You are a human-factors researcher evaluating a new dispatch console for a parcel airline. The console shows eight status icons in fixed positions.
579 words, about 3 min4Eight-Year-Old With "Doesn't Listen" Referral
You are a school psychologist screening an 8-year-old boy in a busy Title I school. Hearing screening is normal and he is a monolingual English speaker.
604 words, about 3 min5Longitudinal Word-List Decline at a Memory Center
You are a clinical research coordinator at an Alzheimer's disease research center. A 72-year-old retired teacher is in a longitudinal memory study.
641 words, about 3 min