Concurrent validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) was investigated with 42 English-speaking Mexican-American Head Start children. Correlation coefficients between the five K-ABC Global Scale Standard scores and the three Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence IQ Scale scores were typically in the .50s and…

Test-retest stability of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) was investigated over a 5 1/2-month interval for 42 Mexican-American preschool/kindergarten children. Results indicated stability coefficients for K-ABC Global scales and subtests were generally of adequate magnitudes providing some evidence that the K-ABC is a relatively…

Investigated possible bias of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) with 76 White and 90 Mexican-American fifth- and sixth-graders. Criterion variable was Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS). Results showed considerable evidence of bias in differential predictive validity, indicating global cognitive score of K-ABC was less…

Calculated reliability estimates for the Mexican-American (n=160) and non-Hispanic white (n=1,569) standardization sample at 11 age levels on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children using computed variance components. Results suggest that the test is equally reliable for both non-Hispanic white and Mexican-American children at all age levels.…

Content (item) bias on the Mental Processing Scales and the Achievement Scale of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) was investigated with 100 Mexican American and 100 White fifth- and sixth-grade boys and girls. Biases were found against the Mexican American sample. (JBJ)

Factor analyses of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) were performed on separate groups of Anglo (n=100) and Mexican-American (n=100) fifth-grade children to determine the comparability of underlying structures and to examine the existence of possible bias in construct validity of the K-ABC for each group. (Author/LMO)

The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) were administered to Anglo- and Mexican-American children aged four to six. Both scales measured similar, but not identical, intellectual and achievement factors, indicating concurrent validity. Anglo children scored higher on WPPSI verbal…