ERIC Number: EJ1119370
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Test Review: Kaufman, A. S., & Kaufman, N. L. (2014), "Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition." Bloomington, MN: NCS Pearson
Frame, Laura B.; Vidrine, Stephanie M.; Hinojosa, Ryan
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v34 n8 p811-818 Dec 2016
The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEA-3) is a revised and updated comprehensive academic achievement test (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2014). Authored by Drs. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman and published by Pearson, the KTEA-3 remains an individual achievement test normed for individuals of ages 4 through 25 years, or for those in grades prekindergarten (PK) through 12 and above. Based on a clinical model of academic skills assessment in the broad areas of reading, mathematics, and written and oral language, the KTEA-3 follows the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) or Information Processing theoretical assessment approach. Detailed information regarding the composites' structure and rationale for changes to subtest inclusion and/or exclusion is provided. Updates assess learning disabilities according to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA; 2004) or the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-V; American Psychiatric Association" [APA], 2013) criteria. Norm-referenced for diagnostic and classification purposes, the KTEA-3 offers criterion-referenced pattern analyses of errors or individual strengths and weaknesses to facilitate intervention planning. The most recent addition to the Kaufman series, the KTEA-3, described here is a revision of their broad-based academic skills assessment, yielding three core academic composites and 10 supplemental composites.
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Student Evaluation, Information Processing, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Norm Referenced Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Error Patterns, Classification, Intervention, Scoring, Test Construction, Test Items, Item Analysis, Reading Tests, Writing Tests, Mathematics Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, Speech Tests, Word Recognition, Scaling, Item Response Theory, Prompting
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement
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