Essentials of KTEA–3 and WIAT–III Assessment

Complete coverage of administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting Expert advice on common pitfalls Conveniently formatted for rapid reference

Quickly acquire the skills and tools you need to administer, score, and interpret the new KTEA –3 and WIAT®–III tests

Written by the talented authorial team of Kristina Breaux and Elizabeth Lichtenberger, who share an insider′s perspective on these two assessments, Essentials of KTEA –3 and WIAT®–III Assessment is a practical resource presenting school psychologists, educational diagnosticians, and pediatric neuropsychologists with an up–to–date, comprehensive, step–by–step approach to administering, scoring, and interpreting the newest editions of the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA –3) Comprehensive Form, KTEA –3 Brief Form, and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT®–III).

Filled with case studies and guidance for your practice, the advanced coverage inside goes beyond what′s provided in the test manuals, including a complete guide to digital administration and scoring using Q–interactive, automated scoring using Q–global, and hand scoring.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy practitioners and school psychologists quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

The companion website provides downloadable files with data and norms tables for new KTEA –3 and WIAT®–III composite scores, summary tables of the minimum and maximum subtest standard scores possible at each age, and a decision tree for subtest selection based upon referral concern.

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Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Overview

Purposes and Uses of Achievement Tests

Selecting an Achievement Test

Administering Standardized Achievement Tests

Summary Information about the Tests and Their Publishers

Chapter 2: KTEA 3

History and Development

Changes from KTEA II to KTEA 3

Description of the KTEA 3

Standardization and Psychometric Properties of the KTEA– 3

Overview of the KTEA 3 Brief Form

How to Administer the KTEA 3

How to Score the KTEA 3

How to Interpret the KTEA 3

Using the KTEA 3 Across Multiple Administrations

Using the KTEA 3 Brief Form

KTEA 3 Score Reports

Test Yourself

Chapter 3: WIAT–III

History and Development

Changes from WIAT II to WIAT III

Description of the WIAT– III

Standardization and Psychometric Properties of the WIAT III

How to Administer the WIAT III

Subtest–by–Subtest Notes on Administration

How to Score the WIAT III

Subtest–by–Subtest Scoring Keys

How to Interpret the WIAT III

Using the WIAT III Across Multiple Administrations

Test Yourself

Chapter 4: Clinical Applications

Part One: Using the KTEA 3 and WIAT III with Cognitive Ability Tests

Linking Studies

Overview of the WISC V, WISC V Integrated, and KABC II

Using A CHC Framework to Integrate Assessment Results

Part Two: New Scores, Special Considerations, and Ongoing Research

Interpretation and use of three new composite scores

Accommodations for Visual, Hearing, and Motor Impairments

Ongoing Research on Gender Differences in Writing and the Utility of Error Analysis

Female Advantage in Writing on KTEA–II Brief and Comprehensive Forms

Test Yourself

Chapter 5: Strengths and Weaknesses of the KTEA–3 and WIAT–III

John O. Willis and Ron Dumont

Strengths and Weaknesses of the KTEA–3

Assets of the KTEA–3

Limitations of the KTEA–3

Final Comment

Strengths and Weaknesses of the WIAT–III

Assets of the WIAT–III

Interpretation

Limitations of the WIAT–III

Final Comment

Content Coverage of the KTEA–3 and WIAT–III

Test Yourself

References

Chapter 6: Illustrative Case Reports

Case Report 1: Jenna

Case Report 2: Oscar

Case Report 3: Rob

Chapter 7: Q–interactive for KTEA 3 and WIAT III
Thomas Witholt, Kristina C. Breaux, and Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger

With contributions by James A. Henke

Q–interactive vs. Q–global

Equivalency Studies

Essential Features of Q–interactive

Test Yourself

References

About the Authors

Index

KRISTINA C. BREAUX, is a senior research director with Pearson Clinical Assessment, where she led the development of the WIAT®–III and worked in close collaboration with Alan and Nadeen Kaufman to develop the KTEA –3 and KTEA –3 Brief. She is coauthor of Essentials of WIAT®–III and KTEA –II Assessment.

ELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, is a licensed clinical psychologist in California and adjunct faculty member at Alliant International University, in San Diego. A consultant and trainer to businesses and individual psychologists, she is coauthor of numerous books in the Psychological Assessment series.