Assessment Instrument Review
Name of Instrument
Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale, 5th Edition (SB-50
Publication Date (year) 1916–2003
Purpose of Instrument (Area assessed) Intelligence
Age or Target Population Two to adult
Reliability
IQ scores reliability ranged from 95 to .98 while the five Factor Index reliability range from .90 to .92. Reliabilities for the 10 individual subtests averaged from .84 to .89.
Validity
Criterion Validity = .90 representing a good validity score
Construct Validity= .70 average of all subtest demonstrating a good construct validity
Norm Group Population Norm group population for the SB-5 closely matches the U.S. Census. Data was gathered from 4,800 individuals between the ages of 2 and 85+ years.
Kinds of Scores (Percentile, GE, AE, etc.) IQ scores
Cost of Instrument
$56.50 per 25 test records while for a complete kit including
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examiner’s manual), 3 item books, technical manual, 25 test records, child card, layout card, and manipulatives in a storage case all in a canvas bag, the cost would be $937. Cost of Protocols $113.50 -examiner’s manual; $113.50 - technical manual List All Personnel Using Instrument (reading specialist, diagnostician, speech therapist, OT/PT, etc.) Diagnostician, school psychologist Assessment Information Use (SST, ARD, IEP, etc.) ARD, IEP, TAG Justification and Recommendation for School Use This measure despite some low scores, is still one of the leading measures of its kind. It gives an accurate portrayal of intelligence and cognitive ability thus making it a key part of any evaluation process. Reference (MMY) D’Amato, Rik Carl & Kush, Joseph C. (2005). Review of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition. In R. A. Spies & B. S. Plake (Eds.). The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Retrieved from Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print database http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/sb5/details.html Assessment Instrument Review Name of Instrument Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children – 2nd Edition (KABC-II) Publication Date (year) 1983-2004. Purpose of Instrument (Area assessed) Intelligence & cognitive ability Age or Target Population Ages three to 18 Reliability Subtest reliability range from .80 to .90 with a few ranging from .70 to below .70 especially for younger children. Validity There is considerable comprehensive and appropriate evidence of validity in the KABC-II’S three of the five domains, which are relationships within the test, relationships to other tests and content. Norm Group Population Data from the norm group population was collected between 2001 and 2003. It included students ranging from ages three to 18. Because the norm group data was supposed to be indicative of the US population of English speaking children ages three to 18 with no perceptual or physical disabilities, data was collected from 127 different areas in 39 spates and in the District of Columbia. Kinds of Scores (Percentile, GE, AE, etc.) Age-based standard scores, AE and percentile ranks Cost of Instrument $925 for either manual or computer kit Cost of Protocols Manuals for both computer based and manual kits are $73. List All Personnel Using Instrument (reading specialist, diagnostician, speech therapist, OT/PT, etc.) Diagnostician, school psychologist Assessment Information Use (SST, ARD, IEP, etc.) ARD, IEP, placement for student Justification and Recommendation for School Use This assessment has relatively good scores for reliability and it a culturally sound assessment. It comes in various languages and can be used with non-verbal and hearing impaired students. It can service a wide range of children. Reference (MMY) Braden, Jeffery P. & Thorndike, Robert M. Review of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition. In B. S. Plake & R. A. Spies (Eds.). The sixteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Retrieved from Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print database Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC™-II). (2014). Retrieved from http://www.pearsonclinical.com/education/products/100000088/kaufman-assessment-battery-for-children-second-edition-kabc-ii.html#tab-resources McKown, Danielle M., "A Comparison Study: Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) with Referred Students” (2010). Thesis, Dissertation and Capstones. Paper 423. Assessment Instrument Review Name of Instrument Vineland Adaptive Behavior – 2nd Edition (VABS-2) Publication Date (year) 1935-2008. Purpose of Instrument (Area assessed) Behavior Age or Target Population Birth to adult Reliability The internal consistency reliability ranged from high .80s to mid- .90s, with the exception of a slightly lower reliability in the domain for Motor Skills. The test-retest reliability ranged from the low .80s. to mid-.90s. there were some exceptions in the forms for ages zero to two due to rapid development of the child and among the forms for the teenage group both demonstrating reliability in the .70s The inter-rater reliability ranged from the .70s to the .80s on the forms completed by parents/caregivers while they were considerably lower, .40s to .60s, on the teacher forms due to teachers having different perceptions and interpretations of adaptive behavior Validity This test demonstrates strong content validity due to the evidence demonstrating a link between the test content and the theoretical structure of adaptive behavior. This test demonstrates high concurrent validity due to the adequate comparison to other correlated measures. Concurrent validity for the parental forms were higher, than the teacher forms due to, again, teachers having different perceptions and interpretation of adaptive behavior. Norm Group Population The Survey Interview and Parent/Caregiver Rating Forms (hereinafter, Survey/Parent forms) of the Vineland-II, for assessing individuals between the ages of 0 and 90 years, were standardized on a nationally representative sample of 3,695 persons. The Teacher Rating Form (hereinafter, Teacher form), used for assessing students between the ages of 3 and 18 years, was standardized on a sample of 2,570 individuals. Both of these norming samples were quite comparable to the U.S. population on key dimensions, such as geographical strata as well as sex, race or ethnicity, and mother's education. Kinds of Scores (Percentile, GE, AE, etc.) Standard score, percentile rank, AE Cost of Instrument Survey Forms starter kit including 10 Survey Interview forms, 10 Parent/Caregiver Rating forms, 10 Survey Interview reports to parents, 10 Survey reports to caregivers, and Survey Forms manual cost $154.50; 25 Survey Interview forms; $74 per 25 Parent/Caregiver Rating forms cost $74; 25 Survey Interview forms report to parents; $29.75 per 25 Survey Forms report to caregivers cost $29.75 Cost of Protocols Survey Forms manual - $103; Survey Forms ASSIST(tm) scoring software for Mac/Windows - $267 List All Personnel Using Instrument (reading specialist, diagnostician, speech therapist, OT/PT, etc.) Parent, classroom teacher, school psychologist may all use the assessment however only a trained professional can interpret the scores Assessment Information Use (SST, ARD, IEP, etc.) ARD, IEP, student placement Justification and Recommendation for School Use In general, the VABS-2 received relatively high validity and reliability scores across the board.
Because this scale is based on perception, there will always be some sort of discrepancy but it has proven to be a reliably source and measure for the adaptive behavior.
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(MMY) Balla, David A., Cicchetti, Domenic V. & Sparrow, Sara S. (2010). Review of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition. In J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The eighteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Retrieved from Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
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The test under analysis is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5) which is thoroughly explained through the technical manual of the intelligence assessment (Roid, 2003). The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition, Technical Manual and the SB5 test in general was authored by Gale H. Roid (Roid, 2003). The manual was published by Riverside Publishing in the year 2003 after enduring many years of development (Roid, 2003). The SB5 is an assessment of both cognitive abilities and intelligence (Roid, 2003). The SB5 complete kit is provided via the publisher for the total price of $1...
According to the website, I have an IQ of 113. I feel as though a site like www.iqtest.com could produce a “g” score because they make you pay too see an analysis of your results, which indicates to me that they put some effort into producing fairly accurate scores. General intelligence, also known as “g”, describes an individual’s specific mental ability, which is measured by tasks on an IQ test (Myers p. 405). The site breaks down your overall IQ results into different categories of intelligence and gives you an IQ score for how well you tested in a given area. For example, there is a category for “spatial intelligence” which is ones ability to predict what actions will happen based on varied conditions (Website). By looking at the broken down results you can compare areas you have strengths in, versus the areas you might struggle in. This is in accordance to what Charles Sherman found when he discovered that people who score high in one area tend to score high in similar categories (Myers p. 405). For a person to see what their “g” score would be they would simply have to look at which category they scored highest in and from that they would see in which area they have the highest intelligence in.
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Intelligence or IQ has been studied extensively. It has been found that in childhood the correlation of IQ between twins is about .5. This correlation has also been found to increase with age. Similar results have been found in adoption studies indicating that environmental differences are not as much of a factor on IQ scores.
Reliability of a test measure the stability of the test’s scores over a period of time or internal consistency of the test’s items. (Psychtech International). According to Tyler (2003), the Fifteen Questionnaire Plus have been used on various samples and it has confirmed good levels of internal consistency when the length of the scales are taken into account. Tyler (2003) further states that Psytech South Africa made evidence available on their website of internal consistency reliability. It is assumed that the 15FQ+ is a reliable measure of personality in South Africa, even though the alpha levels are usually lower than in UK samples, however, in comparison to those obtained in South Africa it is favourable from other measures of personality. Psytech South Africa is conscious that literacy and education levels is a challenge and does put constraints on the test’s use and interpretation, therefore, it does not endorse using the 15FQ+ for broad entry level screening outside the United Kingdom. (Tyler
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