KABC-II Subtests Flashcards
Sequential/Gsm
Number Recall
- Short term auditory memory
- Auditory sequential processing
- Auditory memory span
Word Order
- Visual/verbal sequential processing
- Visual/verbal associative memory
CORE INDEX FOR FCI and MPI
Measures Short-Term Memory-taking in and holding information,
and then using it within a few seconds
Subtests include Number Recall and Word Order
Simultaneous/Gv
CORE INDEX FOR FCI and MPI
Measures Visual Processing - perceiving, storing, manipulating, and
thinking with visual patterns
Subtests include:
Conceptual Thinking, Face Recognition, and Triangles (age 4 years)
Conceptual Thinking, Triangles and Pattern Reasoning (age 5 years)
Conceptual Thinking, Rover, Triangles, and Pattern Reasoning (age 6 years)
Rover and Triangles (ages 7-12 years) OR
Rover and Block Counting (ages 13-18 years)
*Conceptual Thinking
Nonverbal classification reasoning ability
Face Recognition
-Short-term visual memory for meaningful information
-Visual processing
Rover
* Visual planning and reasoning
* Executive functioning
Triangles
* Whole to part visual processing
* Visual spatial relations
* Motor dexterity
Block Counting
* Visual perceptual abstract reasoning
* Visual perceptual spatial reasoning
Pattern Reasoning
* Nonverbal sequencing reasoning
* Sequential hypothesizing
Knowledge/Gc
CORE INDEX FOR FCI
Measures Crystallized Ability - demonstrating the breadth and depth
of knowledge acquired from one’s culture
Subtests include Verbal Knowledge and Riddles
Expressive Vocabulary * Expressive word knowledge
* Expressive language
Verbal Knowledge
* Receptive language
* Vocabulary knowledge
Riddles
* Verbal comprehension
* Verbal reasoning
* Word retrieval
Planning/Gf
CORE INDEX FOR FCI and MPI ages 7-18 years
Measures Fluid Reasoning - solving novel problems by using
reasoning abilities such as induction and deduction
Subtests include Story Completion and Pattern Reasoning
Story Completion * Nonverbal sequential reasoning
* Nonverbal sequential planning
Pattern Reasoning * Visual sequencing reasoning
* Visual reasoning
Learning/Glr
CORE INDEX FOR FCI and MPI
Measures Long-Term Storage and Retrieval- storing and efficiently
retrieving newly learned or previously learned information
Subtests include Atlantis and Rebus
Atlantis
*Associative learning for meaningful information
* Ability to learn new information
Atlantis Delayed * Visual/verbal long-term storage
* Associative memory recognition
Rebus * Sound/symbol associative learning
Rebus Delayed * Visual/verbal long-term storage
* Associative memory recognition
Nonverbal Index
Hand Movements * Visual Sequential Processing
* Short-term visual-motor memory
KABC-II Range of standard Scores
131-160
Upper
Extreme
+2 to +4
116-130 Above
Average
+1 to +2
85-115 Average -1 to +1
70-84 Below
Average
-1 to -2
40-69
Lower
Extreme
-2 to -4
Personal
Strengths and
Weaknesses
If using the Luria Model, do not include the Knowledge
Index in the computation of the mean, even if Knowledge
Index subtests were administered as a supplement.
* If Knowledge subtests were given when using the Luria Model, it is
appropriate to compare that score to mean of the other index scores to
help determine strengths/weaknesses.
Include noninterpretable index scores in the computation
of the mean of index scores, but do not interpret a
strength or weakness from this scale.
Personal strength and weakness needs to be both
infrequent (denoted by significance column AND
infrequent (at least at 10%).
Notable Issues and Possible Impact on KABC-II Outcomes: Area of Concern Cognitive Domain Affected KABC-II Subtests Affected
Anxiety=
Working Memory
Short-Term Memory
Strategy Formation on:
Number Recall
Hand Movements
Word Order
Atlantis
Rebus
Executive Functioning & Attention Attention=
Executive Functioning
Working Memory on
Number Recall
Rover
Concept formation
Pattern Reasoning
Story Completion
Riddles
Word Order
Rebus
Atlantis
Hand Movements
Disruptive Behaviors – All Subtests Affected
Cultural Issues = Crystallized abilities
(accumulated knowledge
from one’s
history/environment) on
Verbal Knowledge
Riddles
Expressive Vocabulary