title: Introduction to the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for pediatric neuroclinicians.
abstract: This article introduces the neuroclinician to the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC), a new test of intelligence and achievement with a strong theoretical base supported by diverse cognitive and neuropsychological research. The K-ABC global scales and their subtests are described in some detail, followed by a discussion of the neuropsychological relevance of the K-ABC subtests. The article also provides discussions of research in the following areas: psychometric properties of the K-ABC and a comparison to the Wechsler scales; interpretation and remediation of sequential-simultaneous processing differences; the value of the K-ABC in the assessment of minority children; and controversy surrounding the K-ABC.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014888:Wechsler Scales