Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement

By: Allan & Nadeen KaufmanPublished by: American Guidance Service

Age Range & PurposeFor ages 4-25

Used to measure achievement in reading, writing, oral language and mathematics

Test Content

Procedure* Each easel contains the specific administration

instructions.  *The name of each sub-test, and the age and grade

range for which it is appropriate, appear at the bottom of each page of the sub-test. The introductory pages of each sub-test describe materials needed, special instructions, recording and scoring rules, including the basal and ceiling.  Stimuli and instructions must be presented in the standardized way as they are printed in the test easels.  Deviations from the standardized administration process may yield unreliable and invalid test scores. 

ProceduresTakes from 30-80 minutes to completeIncludes different starting points for age and

grade levelBasal 3 correct and ceiling 4 consecutive

incorrect answers

Materials

Includes 2 easels, manual, norms book, record forms, student response booklets, error analysis booklet, WE booklets, stimulus materials, administration cd, puppet, tote bag

Norms and ScoresNorms

100 students in each grade 1-12 and is reflective of the United States population

Norms found by sex, geographic region, SES, race and ethnicity.

Some students with LD participated in sampleCan be scored with computer programScores can be converted into

Standard scoresPercentilesNormal Curve EquivalentsStaninesAge and grade equivalents

Reliability and ValidityReliability coefficient 0.87 to 0.95

Test/retestTwo forms

Validity-.70Intercorrelations between other tests

( Peabody, Stanford achievement, Kaufman Assessment Battery)

Pros and Cons + Enhanced error analysis for better

remediation + Alternate forms to measure progress or

response intervention+ Easy to administer, clear directions+ Motivate low functioning students- lengthy, take a long time to complete- scoring takes time