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The K‐ABC: A construct validity study with the WISC‐R and Stanford‐Binet
Author(s) -
Klanderman John,
Devine Jane,
Mollner Cynthia
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198503)41:2<273::aid-jclp2270410224>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , stanford–binet intelligence scales , wechsler adult intelligence scale , intelligence quotient , test (biology) , developmental psychology , construct validity , clinical psychology , psychometrics , cognition , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
This study investigated whether the K‐ABC measures the same constructs as the WISC‐R and the Stanford‐Binet. Forty‐one second‐, third‐, and fourth‐grade children from a private midwestern school were divided randomly into groups, which were administered the above three tests in counterbalanced order. Standard scores were computed for the K‐ABC Simultaneous and Sequential Scales, Mental Processing Composite, and Achievement Scale. From the WISC‐R, Full Scale IQs and Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Organization, and Freedom from Distractibility factor scores were computed for each child; from the Binet, factors above were computed from groupings that would be comparable to the three K‐ABC orders. Results of this study appear to support the viability of the K‐ABC as an assessment instrument that measures the properties of mental functioning that can explain the variance of test performance and that are similar to those measured by the WISC‐R and Stanford‐Binet.