Assessment with the KABC-II NU

Assessment with the KABC–II NU is designed as both a teaching text and a reference source for students and professionals. In-depth coverage is provided for the KABC–II NU subtests, scales, and global scales.

The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd Edition, Normative Update (KABC-II NU) has a broad theoretical base, making it a popular instrument for all cognitive assessment applications. The KABC-II NU provides detailed, accurate information and unprecedented flexibility. The test fairly assesses children of different backgrounds and with diverse problems, with small score differences between ethnic groups.

• An appendix provides 13 tables that cover the interpretive rationales, implications of high and low scores, and instructional implications for the KABC–II NU subtests, scales, and global scales.
• Coverage of CHC factors is also included.
• A special chapter reviews current research in the field of cognitive assessment and focuses on the IQ.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. KABC–II NU 1

• Subtests and Scales 4
• Dual Theoretical Models 6
• Standardization 7
• Scale Scores, Scaled Scores, and Age Equivalents 8
• Reliability 12
• Validity 14
• Intercorrelations Between Subtests and Scales 16
• Factor Analysis 16
• Range of Subtest Scaled Scores and Index Scores 24
• Introduction to the 18 KABC–II NU Subtests 25

1. Atlantis 27
2. Conceptual Thinking 28
3. Face Recognition 29
4. Story Completion 31
5. Number Recall 32
6. Gestalt Closure 34
7. Rover 35
8. Atlantis Delayed 37
9. Expressive Vocabulary 38
10. Verbal Knowledge 39
11. Rebus 41
12. Triangles 42
13. Block Counting 44
14. Word Order 45
15. Pattern Reasoning 47
16. Hand Movements 48
17. Rebus Delayed 49
18. Riddles 51
• Interpreting the KABC–II NU 52
• Strengths of the KABC–II NU 54
• Limitations of the KABC–II NU 54
• Concluding Comment on the KABC–II NU 55
• Thinking Through the Issues 55
• Summary 55
• Key Terms 60
• Study Questions 61

Chapter 2. Topics in Assessment 63

• Definitions of Intelligence 64
• Theories of Intelligence 64 WISC–V 64
• Canadian WISC–V 68
• WPPSI–IV 70
• WJ IV COG 70
• Raven’s Progressive Matrices 70
• Fluid Intelligence and Crystallized Intelligence 70
• Executive Functions, Intelligence, and Education 71
• Intelligence, Adaptive Behavior, and Autism Spectrum Disorder 73
• ADHD, Intelligence, and Working Memory 74
• Critical Thinking Skills 74
• Cognitive Reserve and Brain Reserve 74
• Speed of Information Processing and Intelligence 75
• Rapid Automatized Naming and Reading Fluency 75
• Lead Toxicity and Cognition 75
• Children Born Preterm 75
• Maternal and Paternal Age at Childbearing 76
• Capital Punishment and IQ 76
• IQ and Education 76
• Life Outcomes and Intelligence 76
• Thinking Through the Issues 78
• Summary 78
• Key Terms 81
• Study Questions 81

Appendix A. Table for the KABC–II NU 83

1. Interpretive Rationales, Implications of High and Low Scores, and Instructional Implications for KABC–II NU MPI, FCI, and NVI Global Scales 84
2. Interpretive Rationales, Implications of High and Low Scores, and Instructional Implications for KABC–II NU Specific Scales 95
3. Interpretive Rationales, Implications of High and Low Scores, and Instructional Implications for KABC–II NU Subtests 104
4. Definitions of Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Model Associated with KABC–II NU Subtests 112
5. Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-HornCarroll (CHC) Model Associated with KABC–II NU Core and Supplementary Subtests 114
6. Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-HornCarroll (CHC) Model Associated with the KABC–II NU Specific Scales 116
7. Broad and Narrow Abilities in the Cattell-HornCarroll (CHC) Model Associated with the KABC–II NU MPI, FCI, and NVI Global Scales 117
8. Suggested Abilities and Background Factors Associated with KABC–II NU Subtests 118
9. Suggested Abilities and Background Factors Associated with KABC–II NU Specific Scales 120
10. Suggested Abilities and Background Factors Associated with KABC–II NU MPI, FCI, and NVI Global Scales 122
11. Administrative Checklist for the KABC–II NU 124
12. Percentile Ranks for Standard Scores (SS) with Mean = 100 and SD = 15 135
13. Classification Ratings for Standard Scores on the KABC–II NU 136
14. Percentile Ranks and Suggested Qualitative Descriptions for Scaled Scores with Mean = 10 and SD = 3 137

References 139

Name Index 143