Validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children when employed with children with traumatic brain injury.
The K-ABC and WISC-R were administered to 43 children with traumatic brain injury. The amount of shared variance between standard score indices of these two tests ranged from 42% to 71%, depending on which scores were considered. Correlations with degree of cerebral impairment, as measured by length of coma, were slightly higher for WISC-R IQ scores than for K-ABC global scale scores. Performance on both the K-ABC and the WISC-R was affected by the presence or absence of ocular and/or motor deficits. It is concluded that the K-ABC is not superior to the WISC-R in sensitivity to cerebral impairment and that caution is needed when one is making neuropsychological interpretations on the basis of the K-ABC.
Donders
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Department of Psychology, Mary Free Bed Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data