Date of Award
1997
Degree Name
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Stephen L. O’Keefe
Second Advisor
Delbert A. Lawhon
Third Advisor
James Ranson
Abstract
The Kaufinan Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) as a valid screening instrument for the more comprehensive Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) was studied. Both assessment instruments were administered to 34 subjects referred to a private psychological practice as part of a requested battery of test. Each test produces a verbal score, nonverbal score and combined verbal and nonverbal score. Results indicate that each section of the K-BIT has a significant correlation to its WAIS-R counterpart. The correlation between the verbal scores, nonverbal scores and the combined scores of the two instruments were .87, .78, and .88, respectively. The K-BIT appears to be an adequate screening device for the WAIS-R when the more comprehensive measure is not necessary.
Subject(s)
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test – Validity.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Validity.
Recommended Citation
Rayburn, Kimberly D., "A concurrent validity study of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised" (1997). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1800.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1800
