Review On The Differential Ability Scales

To measure progress over a period of time, the protocol can be used three times in order to monitor the child’s progress in developmental areas. The assessment is made up of subtests which

The Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development-II was written by Albert H. Brigance & Frances Page Gloscoe. The IED-II was published by Curriculum Associates, Inc. in 1978-2004. The test is administered individually with the age range of birth-7 years old. This test was created to monitor a child’s development. Because it was not a high stakes test, there was more room for error. The IED-II was translated into Spanish. Spanish tests were given to 8.6% of participants but since scores were never compared to the English version of the test, there is no confirmation of reliability or validity (Davis pg 9). Also, the Spanish version of the test is not publicly available. “The purpose of the Brigance Diagnostic IED-II is to determine readiness for school, track developmental progress, provide a range of scores needed for documenting eligibility for special education services, and enable a comparison of children 's skills within and across developmental domains in order to view strengths and weaknesses and to determine entry points for instruction” (Davis 1). It also helps in assisting with program evaluation.

The Battelle Developmental Inventory – 2nd Edition (BDI-2) is psychoeducational testing instrument used in special education to assess developmental disorders in infants and young children. This paper looks into how the validity, reliability and norms for the BDI-2 were originally developed.

The Developmental Assessment of Young Children-Second Edition (DAYC-2) is a test given to children from birth through age 5 to measure if there are any delays in the early childhood development through the five different domains: cognition, communication, social-emotional development, physical development, and adaptive behavior. This test is individually administered and is norm referenced measure of early childhood development.

A major strength of this assessment is that this assessment has a Nonverbal Index. This is beneficial for students who are not yet proficient in the English language or struggle with language. Administering the Nonverbal Index allows the administrator to gain a better understanding of the child’s abilities because their language issues are not working against them with this test. Also, this assessment has two theories of intelligence that can be tested: the Luria neurological processing theory and Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of intelligence. With the Luria Model, you will obtain the Mental Processing Index of Learning Ability, Sequential Processing, Simultaneous Processing, and Planning Ability. With the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model, you will obtain the Fluid-Crystallized Index with the areas of long-term storage and retrieval, short-term memory, visual processing, fluid reasoning, and crystallized ability. This assessment is also more child-friendly because of the visuals throughout the test. A weakness of this assessment is the administrator will not be able to obtain a score for auditory processing and processing speed with this assessment, requiring the administrator to utilize another intelligence assessment. This assessment has two intelligence theories options to choose from: the Luria

In this paper, I will present my findings about the two testing (Cognitive Ability Test

Describe the child’s temperament, judgment, level of self-awareness, impulsivity, and learning/processing style. Is there a developmental disability? How do these influence the child’s behavior and the responses of caregivers, teachers and other involved professionals?

It tests cognitive performance in six domains: reaction time, processing speed, learning, working memory, delayed memory, and spatial memory (Kane, Roebuck-Spencer, Short, Kabat, Wilken, 2007;, Eonta, et al., 2011). It has been shown to be a reliable screening tool for detecting neurocognitive deficits, especially when compared to baseline measures (Kelly, Coldren, Parish, Dretsch, Russell, 2012; Johnson, Vincent, Johnson, Gilliland, & Schlegel, 2008; Roebuck-Spencer, Vincent, Gilliland, Johnson, & Cooper, 2013; Woodhouse, et al., 2013).

Reliability measures come in the form of interrater reliability, test-retest for subtest high, internal consistency of .80 or higher, and decision consistency of classification (Brooks, Sherman, & Strauss, 2010; Davis & Matthews, 2010). Internal consistency used the split-half and Cronbach's Alpha. Concurrent validity for intellectual functioning used the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fourth Edition (.34-.58), Differential Abilities Scales–Second Edition, and Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability (.53-.64); academic validity used Wechsler Individual Achievement Test–Second Edition (WIAT-II) (Brooks, Sherman, & Strauss, 2010; Davis & Matthews,

Results of this assessment should not be the only indicators of Mayra’s cognitive abilities. A comprehensive and accurate assessment would need to include other assessments interpreted in conjunction with the DAS-II results in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of her skills. Also, this assessment does not take into account Mayra’s current and past environmental influences, motivation, and other personality characteristics that may influence her cognitive abilities. The following results should be considered with extreme caution as the assessment was administered by an assessor-in-training. Procedural mistakes were made during the administration, which affect the ability to interpret the score

The purpose of this research is to help inform my fellow classmates about the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children was developed by a team of psychologist who were husband and wife and it contains subtest that measure intelligence and achievement. The K-ABC was created to evaluate different groups of children from the ages 2 ½ to 12 ½ and the groups it consisted of testing were preschoolers, minority groups, and groups with learning disabilities. I am going to be going in debt about this test starting from its description, use of the test, the population its intended for, the adaptations for individuals with disabilities, the psychometric properties of the test, examiner qualifications, standardization and norms, and finish up with the background of the test. The goal of this paper is for the student to have an overall in-depth knowledge about the test The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC).

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV; Wechsler, 1949). This seminal intelligence scale assesses a child 's general intellectual ability across four domains, producing four corresponding index scores: (1) the Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), (2) the Visual Spatial Index (VSI), (3) the Working Memory Index (WMI), and finally (4) the Processing Speed Index (PSI). The VCI measures verbal concept formation, specifically assessing children 's ability to listen to a question, draw upon learned information from both formal and informal education, reason through an answer, and express their thoughts aloud. An example item from this index is similarities, vocabulary, and comprehension. Next, the VSI measures non-verbal and fluid reasoning and assesses children 's ability to examine a problem, draw upon visual-motor and visual-spatial skills, organize their thoughts, create solutions, and then test them. An example item from this index is solving a 3D puzzle. The WMI measures working memory and assesses children 's ability to memorize new information, hold it in short-term memory, concentrate, and manipulate that information to produce some result or reasoning processes; an example item would be letter-number sequencing. This measure is particularly important for higher-order thinking, learning, and achievement. Finally, the PSI measures the speed of information processing and assesses children 's abilities to focus attention and quickly scan, discriminate between, and

Verbal comprehension is an essential component of many occupations, such as being employed as an entry-level writer or editor for a publication. One psychometric test used to measure verbal comprehension and logic is the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). The MAT is accepted by graduate schools as well as is used to evaluate prospective employees' verbal abilities. It "is a high-level test of analytical ability that requires the solution of problems stated as analogies. The MAT consists of 120 partial analogies that are to be completed in 60 minutes. The test measures your ability to recognize relationships between ideas, your fluency in the English language, and your general knowledge of the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and social science" (The Miller Analogies Test Study Guide, 2011, Pearson Assessments: 1). Both verbal reasoning and a broad base of knowledge are required to score high on the MAT, qualities which are required to succeed as an editor.

The DCDQ’07 is not in itself norm standardized, but the test does ask parents to think of other children the child’s age when filling out the test. It is strongly recommended to refer to a test that is norm referenced in order to determine if there is a developmental problem that should be addressed further. The DCDQ’07 is designed in a way that may over estimate coordination problems in order to not risk missing any children. The DCDQ is essentially used as a pre screening tool in order to indicate if a child should be assessed more.