Author(s) : Alan S Kaufman Nadeen L Kaufman
Age Range: 4 years to 90 years
Administration: Individual - 20 minutes
Qualification Level: B
Like its predecessor, KBIT-2 can be used in a variety of situations. With KBIT-2, you can:
- Obtain a quick estimate of intelligence
- Estimate an individual’s verbal versus nonverbal intelligence
- Re-evaluate the intellectual status of a child or adult who previously received thorough cognitive assessment
- Identify high-risk children through large-scale screening who require a more comprehensive evaluation
- Obtain a quick estimate of the intellectual ability of adults in institutional settings, such as prisons, group homes, rehabilitation clinics or mental health centres
KBIT-2 measures two distinct cognitive abilities through two scales—Crystallised and Fluid.
- Crystallised (Verbal) Scale contains two item types: Verbal Knowledge and Riddles
- Fluid (Nonverbal) Scale is a Matrices subtest
Like the original, KBIT-2 continues to provide:
- High reliability and validity
- Attractive, easy to use materials
- Scores provided on a familiar scale where mean = 100 and standard deviation = 15