title: [Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Differential evaluation of (partial) intellectual ability of mentally handicapped adults].
abstract: The use of the Kaufman-Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) was evaluated with a sample of 50 mentally disabled adults in a wide age range, as there exist no special tests for this group of patients. Intercorrelation--and factor analyses, and correlations with the German adaptation of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (HAWIE-R) proved the use of the K-ABC to be valid. As an assessment battery for children designed for the wide age range from 2-6 to 12-5 years is more adequate to the capability of intellectually impaired adults, the K-ABC delivers results on individual strengths and weaknesses, based on a neuropsychological theory. Thus the individual cognitive abilities can be assessed with more differentiation, and that gives an important base for intervention, partial remediation, and placement.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maluck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Melchers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001077:Aptitude Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Kaufman-Assessment Battery for Children. Differenzierende Beurteilung der intellektuellen (Teil)leistungsfähigkeit geistig behinderter Erwachsener.