Essentials of KABC-II Assessment
Chapter One
OVERVIEW
At the time of its development, the original Kaufman Assessment Battery
for Children (K-ABC; Kaufman & Kaufman, 1983a, 1983b) was innovative
as a theory-based, empirically grounded clinical instrument. However,
since the K-ABC's inception, many other tests have entered the field to provide
clinicians with a plethora of tests that are theory based and empirically sound
(e.g., Woodcock-Johnson III [WJ III; Woodcock, McGrew, and Mather 2001];
Cognitive Assessment System [CAS; Naglieri & Das, 1997]). The Kaufman Assessment
Battery for Children-Second Edition (KABC-II; Kaufman & Kaufman,
2004a) takes assessment to a new level by basing the test on a dual theoretical
model and allowing clinicians to select the model for each child that is best
suited to that particular child's background and reasons for referral. The KABC-II
also focuses more on specific, rather than global, constructs that provide useful
insights into children's learning abilities and problem-solving strategies. The
KABC-II represents a substantial revision of the K-ABC, with only 8 of the original
16 K-ABC subtests retained for the KABC-II, and with 10 new subtests joining
the revised battery.
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