Comparison of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—third edition in economically disadvantaged African American youth

The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test detects learning problems of young students and is a screen for whether a more comprehensive test of intelligence is needed. A study to assess whether this test was valid as an adult intelligence test was conducted with 20 undergraduate psychology majors. The correlations between the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test's Composite, Vocabulary, and Matrices test scores and their corresponding Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition test scores, the Full Scale ( r = .88), Verbal ( r = .77), and Performance scores ( r = .87), indicated very strong relationships. In addition, no significant differences were obtained between the Composite, Vocabulary, and Matrices means of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test and the Full Scale, Verbal, and Performance means of the WAIS–III. The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test appears to be a valid test of intelligence for adults.

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE KAUFMAN BRIEF INTELLIGENCE TEST AND THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE-THIRD EDITION

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.92.4.1111-1115 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 92 (4) ◽

pp. 1111 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

STEVEN O. WALTERS

Keyword(s):

Intelligence Test ◽

Adult Intelligence Scale ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ◽

Adult Intelligence ◽

Wechsler Adult Intelligence ◽

Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test

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Effect of Environmental Risk and Externalizing Comorbidity on Internalizing Problems Among Economically Disadvantaged African American Youth

Journal of Research on Adolescence ◽

10.1111/jora.12213 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 552-566 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Jingwen Liu ◽

John M. Bolland ◽

Danielle Dick ◽

Brian Mustanski ◽

Darlene A. Kertes

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Environmental Risk ◽

Internalizing Problems ◽

Economically Disadvantaged ◽

African American Youth

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Construct Validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition, and Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment ◽

10.1177/073428290502300102 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 15-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Gary L. Canivez ◽

Ryan Neitzel ◽

Blake E. Martin

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Intelligence Test ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test

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Validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test

Assessment ◽

10.1177/107319119500200201 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 101-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Gary L. Canivez

Keyword(s):

Middle School Students ◽

Small Proportion ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

School Setting ◽

Intelligence Test ◽

School Students ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test ◽

Elementary And Middle School ◽

Better Than

Concurrent validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) with a sample of elementary- and middle-school students referred for multidisciplinary evaluations in a public school setting is presented. All correlations between the K-BIT and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Third Edition (WISC-III) were significant. Correlations ranged from .36 ( r2 = .10) to .87 ( r2 = .75), Mr = .71 ( Mr2 = .50). K-BIT Vocabulary-Matrices discrepancy scores accounted for a significant but small proportion (13%) of the variability in WISC-III VIQ-PIQ discrepancies, but kappa ( k) coefficients for these discrepancies indicated that agreement was generally no better than chance. The K-BIT appears to be a promising general intellectual screening instrument when more comprehensive assessment is not possible or needed, but interpretation is best left at the IQ Composite level for the present time.

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