logo2.gif (1929 bytes)

JEROME M. SATTLER, PUBLISHER, INC.
P.O. Box 1060, La Mesa, CA 91944-1060, USA

Reviewer's Comments

Complete Table of Contents

Order/
Contact

Home

COMPLETE TABLE OF CONTENTS

ASSESSMENT WITH THE KABC–II NU

Jerome M. Sattler
Copyright 2020, 152 pages
Illustrated, softbound, 8.5 x 11
ISBN 978-0-9861499-6-2

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

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

 

 

References 139

Name Index 143

 

Back to top