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Confirmatory Factor Structure of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition with Preschool Children: Too Young for Differentiation?
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Potvin, Deborah C. H.; Keith, Timothy Z.; Caemmerer, Jacqueline M.; Trundt, Katherine M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2015
With an age range from 3 to 13 years, the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (KABC-II) offers an appealing option for the assessment of cognitive abilities for children. Although independent research has provided evidence of the construct validity of the KABC-II for school-age children, previous studies have rarely included an…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Factor Structure, Preschool Children, Cognitive Ability
Technical and Practical Issues in the Structure and Clinical Invariance of the Wechsler Scales: A Rejoinder to Commentaries
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Weiss, Lawrence G.; Keith, Timothy Z.; Zhu, Jianjun; Chen, Hsinyi – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
This discussion article addresses issues related to expansion of the Wechsler model from four to five factors; multiple broad CHC abilities measured by the Arithmetic subtest; advantages and disadvantages of including complex tasks requiring integration of multiple broad abilities when measuring intelligence; limitations of factor analysis, which…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Intelligence Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Organization
Hierarchical Factor Analysis of the K-ABC: Testing Alternate Models.
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Keith, Timothy Z.; Dunbar, Stephen B. – Journal of Special Education, 1984
Data from the standardized sample were used to test alternate structures for the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, based on the hypothesis that the test measures verbal memory skills and verbal and nonverbal reasoning. Results suggest that the models fit the data fairly well, supporting the alternate structure's validity. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Models, Test Construction
Higher Order, Multisample, Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Fourth Edition: What Does It Measure?
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Keith, Timothy Z.; Fine, Jodene Goldenring; Taub, Gordon E.; Reynolds, Matthew R.; Kranzler, John H. – School Psychology Review, 2006
The recently published fourth edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) represents a considerable departure from previous versions of the scale. The structure of the instrument has changed, and some subtests have been added and others deleted. The technical manual for the WISC-IV provided evidence supporting this new…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Models, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals)