Differential Ability Scales-Second Edition Research Articles

Differential Ability Scales – Second Edition (neuro)psychological predictors of math performance for typical children and Children with Math Disabilities

AbstractConcerns about the ability‐achievement discrepancy method for specific learning disability (SLD) determination led to alternative research‐based methods, such as failure to respond to intervention. Neither of these regulatory methods address the statutory SLD definition, which explicitly includes a deficit in basic psychological processes. Examining neuropsychological processing differences among typical children and children with math SLD, commonality analyses revealed that Differential Ability Scales – Second Edition (DAS‐II) predictors accounted for more achievement variance in typical children (46% to 58%) than in children with math SLD (33% to 50%), with substantial loss of predictive validity when General Conceptual Ability was used instead of subcomponent scores. Results suggest that differences in typical predictor‐outcome relationships may provide a foundation for developing specific cognitive and academic interventions for children with math SLD. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Contemporary intellectual assessment: theories, tests, and issues

Part I: The Origins of Intellectual Assessment. Wasserman, A History of Intelligence Assessment: The Unfinished Tapestry. Kamphaus, Winsor, Rowe, Kim, A History of Intelligence Test Interpretation. Part II: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives. Horn, Blankson, Foundations for Better Understanding of Cognitive Abilities. Schneider, McGrew, The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Model of Intelligence. Chen, Gardner, Assessment of Intellectual Profile: A Perspective from Multiple-Intelligences Theory. Sternberg, The Triarchic Theory of Successful Intelligence. Naglieri, Das, Goldstein, Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive (PASS): A Cognitive Processing-based Theory of Intelligence. Part III: Contemporary Intelligence, Cognitive, and Neuropsychological Batteries (and Associated Achievement Tests). Drozdick, Wahlstrom, Zhu, Weiss, The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) and the Wechsler Memory Scale - Fourth Edition (WMS-IV). Wahlstrom, Breaux, Zhu, Weiss, The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence - Third Edition (WPPSI-III), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fourth Edition (WISC-IV), and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - Third Edition (WIAT-III). Roid, Pomplun, The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5). Singer, Lichtenberger, J.C. Kaufman, A.S. Kaufman, N.L. Kaufman, The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (KABC-II) and the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-Second Edition (KTEA-II). Schrank, Wendling, The Woodcock-Johnson III Normative Update (WJ III NU): Tests of Cognitive Abilities and Tests of Achievement. Elliott, The Differential Ability Scales - Second Edition (DAS-II). McCallum, Bracken, The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT): A Multidimensional Nonverbal Alternative for Cognitive Assessment. Naglieri, Otero, The Cognitive Assessment System (CAS): From Theory to Practice. Reynolds, Kamphaus, Raines, The Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS) and the Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test (RIST). Matthews, Riccio, Davis, The NEPSY-II. Naglieri, Otero, The Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability (WNV): Assessment of Diverse Populations. Part IV: Contemporary Interpretive Approaches and Their Relevance for Intervention. Flanagan, Alfonson, Ortiz, The Cross-Battery Assessment (XBA) Approach: An Overview, Historical Perspective, and Current Directions. Fiorello, Hale, Wycoff, Cognitive Hypothesis Testing (CHT): Linking Test Results to the Real World. Floyd, Kranzler, Processing Approaches to Interpreting Information from Cognitive Ability Tests: A Critical Review. Ortiz, Ochoa, Dynda, Testing with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: Moving Beyond the Verbal-performance Dichotomy into Evidence-Based Practice. Mather, Wendling, Linking Cognitive Abilities to Academic Interventions for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). Part V: Assessment of Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning in Different Populations. Ford, Kozey, Negreiros, Cognitive Assessment in Early Childhood: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives. McIntosh, Dixon, Pierson, Use of Intelligence Tests in the Identification of Giftedness. Flanagan, Alfonso, Mascolo, Sotelo-Dynega, Use of Ability Tests in the Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) within the Context of an Operational Definition. Klinger, O'Kelley, Mussey, Goldstein, DeVries, Assessment of Intellectual Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Hale, Yim, Schneider, Wilcox, Henzel, Dixon, Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment of ADHD: Redefining a Disruptive Behavior Disorder. Decker, Englund, Roberts, Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment of Individuals with Sensory and Physical Disabilities and Traumatic Brain Injury. Armstrong, Hangauer, Nadeau, Use of Intelligence Tests in the Identification of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Part VI: Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Intellectual Assessment. Braden, Niebling, Using Joint Test Standards to Evaluate the Validity Evidence for Intelligence Tests. Keith, Reynolds, Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to Aid in Understanding the Constructs Measured by Intelligence Tests. Miller, Maricle, The Emergence of Neuropsychological Constructs into Tests of Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities. Maricle, Avirett, The Role of Cognitive and Intelligence Tests in the Assessment of Executive Functions. Brown-Chidsey, Andren, Intelligence Tests in the Context of Emerging Assessment Practices: Problem-solving Applications. McCloskey, Whitaker, Murphy, Rogers, Intellectual, Cognitive, and Neuropsychological Assessment in Three-tier Service Delivery Practices in Schools. Carroll, Appendix: The Three-Stratum Theory of Cognitive Abilities.