Predictive validity of the K-ABC for exceptional preschoolers

✍ Scribed by Janis M. Williams; Sylvia Voelker; Philip W. Ricciardi

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 520 KB
• Volume: 32
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(199507)32:3<178::aid-pits2310320304>3.0.co;2-u

✦ Synopsis

This 5-year follow-up study examined the predictive validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for 39 children identified during preschool as exhibiting language impairment (n = lo), behavior control deficits ( n = 13), or normal language and behavioral development (n = 16). Mean age at follow-up was 9.75 years. The results generally supported the predictive validity of the K-ABC @< ,001).

However, analyses by group indicated that the relationship between baseline K-ABC and follow-up K-ABC, language, and achievement measures for the language-impaired subjects was weak (p> .05). Although these results must be interpreted cautiously because of the small sample size, they suggest that for young children likely to be refcrred as at risk for future learning problems, the K-ABC may not be useful for prediction of later cognitive skills. Implications for practitioners are discussed.