Essentials of KABC-II Assessment
1st Edition
Published on 11. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-471-66733-9 (ISBN)
Description
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the KABC-II
Now designed for children aged three to eighteen, the KABC-II is among the top tier of children's tests of cognitive ability. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman, authors of the KABC-II, joined forces with Elizabeth Lichtenberger and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen to produce Essentials of KABC-II Assessment.
The best source of information on the new edition of the K-ABC, Essentials of KABC-II Assessment provides students and practitioners with an unparalleled resource for learning and application, including expert assessment of the test's relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinical applications, and illuminating case reports.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
Now designed for children aged three to eighteen, the KABC-II is among the top tier of children's tests of cognitive ability. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman, authors of the KABC-II, joined forces with Elizabeth Lichtenberger and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen to produce Essentials of KABC-II Assessment.
The best source of information on the new edition of the K-ABC, Essentials of KABC-II Assessment provides students and practitioners with an unparalleled resource for learning and application, including expert assessment of the test's relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinical applications, and illuminating case reports.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
584 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-66733-9 (9780471667339)
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Alan S. Kaufman | Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger | Elaine Fletcher-Janzen
Essentials of KABC-II Assessment
E-Book
01/2005
Wiley
€48.99
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Persons
ALAN S. KAUFMAN, PhD, and NADEEN L. KAUFMAN, EdD, are on the faculty at Yale University School of Medicine. They are series editors of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series and authors of numerous books on psychological assessment as well as psychological assessment instruments. Their tests include the new KABC-II as well as the second editions of the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA-II) and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT-2). ELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, PhD, is a psychologist at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, and the author of several Essentials books.
ELAINE FLETCHER-JANZEN, EdD, NCSP, is a school psychologist who teaches at the University of Northern Colorado, consults for area school districts, and works as a trainer for AGS, the publisher of the KABC-II.
ELAINE FLETCHER-JANZEN, EdD, NCSP, is a school psychologist who teaches at the University of Northern Colorado, consults for area school districts, and works as a trainer for AGS, the publisher of the KABC-II.
Content
Series Preface xi
One Overview 1
Two How to Administer and Score the KABC-II 33
Three How to Interpret the KABC-II: Step by Step 79
Four How to Interpret the KABC-II: Qualitative Indicators 138
Five Strengths and Weaknesses of the KABC-II 168
Six Clinical Applications of the KABC-II 176
Seven Illustrative Case Reports 282
Appendix A KABC-II Interpretive Worksheet 345
Appendix B Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Delayed Recall, Verbal Ability, Meaningful Stimuli, and Abstract Stimuli 358
Appendix C Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Problem-Solving and Memory and Learning 360
Appendix D Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Verbal Response, Pointing Response, Little Motor, and Gross Motor 364
Appendix E SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score of Children Ages 3-6 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on Their Socioeconomic Status 367
Appendix F SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score of Children Ages 7-18 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on Their Socioeconomic Status 368
References 369
Annotated Bibliography 387
Index 389
About the Authors 39
One Overview 1
Two How to Administer and Score the KABC-II 33
Three How to Interpret the KABC-II: Step by Step 79
Four How to Interpret the KABC-II: Qualitative Indicators 138
Five Strengths and Weaknesses of the KABC-II 168
Six Clinical Applications of the KABC-II 176
Seven Illustrative Case Reports 282
Appendix A KABC-II Interpretive Worksheet 345
Appendix B Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Delayed Recall, Verbal Ability, Meaningful Stimuli, and Abstract Stimuli 358
Appendix C Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Problem-Solving and Memory and Learning 360
Appendix D Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Verbal Response, Pointing Response, Little Motor, and Gross Motor 364
Appendix E SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score of Children Ages 3-6 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on Their Socioeconomic Status 367
Appendix F SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score of Children Ages 7-18 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on Their Socioeconomic Status 368
References 369
Annotated Bibliography 387
Index 389
About the Authors 39