Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children

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KABC, was developed (by Alan S. Kaufman and Nadeen L. Kaufman in 1983) from neuropsychological theory. The second edition (KABC-II, published in 2004), is an individually administered measure of the processing and cognitive abilities of children and adolescents aged 3–18. It is a theory based instrument grounded in a dual theoretical foundation: the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) psychometric model of broad and narrow abilities and Luria’s neuropsychological theory of processing.

Test format

The KABC-II has 18 subtests of two types: core and supplementary. Before testing the examiner decides which model to follow: Luria or CHC. The subtests are grouped into 4 or 5 scales depended on the age and interpretive model chosen. KABC-II scales and their subtests include:

Gv	Simultaneous (Luria) – Visual Processing (CHC)
Triangles	child assembles several foam triangles to match a picture.
Face Recognition	child looks a photographs of one or two faces for 5 seconds and then selects the correct face/faces shown in a difference pose from a selection.
Block Counting	child counts the number of blocks in a picture of a stack of blocks, some of the blocks are partially hidden.
Conceptual Thinking	child selects one picture from a set of 4 or 5 which does not belong with the set
Rover	child moves a toy dog to a bone on a grid that contains several obstacles trying to find the quickest path to the bone.
Gestalt Closure	child mentally fills in the gaps in a partially completed inkblot drawing and names or describes the object/action depicted in the drawing.
Pattern Reasoning (ages 5 and 6)	Pattern Reasoning
Story Completion (ages 5 and 6)	Story Completion
Gsm	Sequential (Luria) – Short Term Memory (CHC)
Word Order	assessor reads the names of common objects child the touches a series of silhouettes of these objects in the same order they were read out in
Number Recall	assessor reads a string of numbers child repeats the string in the same order. The strings range from 2 to 9 digits
Hand Movements	child copies a series of taps the examiner makes on the table with the fist, palm or side of the hand
Gf	Planning (Luria) or Fluid Reasoning (CHC)
Pattern Reasoning (ages 7–18)	child is shown a series of stimulus that form a logical linear pattern with one stimulus missing child selects the missing stimulus from several options.
Story Completion (ages 7–18)	child is shown a row of pictures that tell a story, some pictures are missing child selects several pictures from a selection that are needed to complete the story and places them in the correct location
Glr	Learning (Luria) or Long Term Storage and Retrieval (CHC)
Atlantis	assessor teaches the child nonsense names for pictures of fish, shells and plants child then has to point to the correct picture when read out the nonsense name
Atlantis Delayed	child repeats the Atlantis subtest 15–25 minutes later to demonstrate delayed recall
Rebus	assessor teaches the child the word or concept associated with a rebus (drawing) child reads aloud phrases and sentences composed of these rebuses
Rebus Delayed	child repeats the Rebus subtest 15–25 minutes later to demonstrate delayed recall of paired associates
Gc	Knowledge/ Crystallised Ability (CHC only)
Riddles	examiner says several characteristics of a concrete or abstract verbal concept child has to point to it or name it
Expressive Vocabulary	measures the Childs ability to say the correct names of objects and illustrations
Verbal Knowledge	child selects from an array for 6 pictures the one that corresponds to a vocabulary word or answers a general information question

Uses

The KABC-II helps to identify an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in cognitive ability and mental processing. It was developed to evaluate pre-schoolers, minority groups, and children with learning disabilities. It is used to provide educational planning and placement, neurological assessment, and research. The assessment is to be administered in a school or clinical setting and is intended for use with English/Spanish speaking, bilingual, or nonverbal children.

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The KABC is a clinical instrument (psychological diagnostic test) for assessing cognitive development and helps to identify an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in cognitive ability and mental processing

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaufman_Assessment_Battery_for_Children

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