###BOLD#TEXT[The Academic Achievement Battery – Comprehensive Form (AAB-C) provides a broad assessment of key academic skills, including reading, writing, and mathematics, supporting accurate diagnosis and educational planning across diverse learning contexts.]###
Overview
The AAB is a SASC-authorised complete achievement assessment, offering both a comprehensive battery as well as a screening version for use with individuals throughout the lifespan.
Suitable for
Suitable for use with ages 4 to 85 years.
Product Description
The AAB Comprehensive Form is a broad battery of tests that covers a wide range of achievement domains in children and adults ages 4 to 85 years. It assesses performance in the main areas of achievement defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 2004):
###LIST#ORDERED[FALSE]#ITEM[Oral expression]#ITEM[Listening comprehension]#ITEM[Written expression]#ITEM[Basic reading skill]#ITEM[Reading fluency skills]#ITEM[Reading comprehension]#ITEM[Mathematics calculation]#ITEM[Mathematics problem solving]###
###BOLD#TEXT[Features and benefits]###
###LIST#ORDERED[FALSE]#ITEM[Administration and scoring are straightforward and easy – and both comprehensive and screening versions have a Fast Guide to help you get started.]#ITEM[Provides age- and grade-based (fall and spring) norms.]#ITEM[Can be administered in about 90 minutes and scored in 15 minutes.]#ITEM[The Academic Achievement Battery Composite, a total score, provides an overview of the individual’s overall performance on the various aspects of achievement measured by the AAB.]#ITEM[A skills analysis enables you to investigate the individual’s strengths and weaknesses and offers a wealth of data with which to make interpretations and recommendations.]#ITEM[Provides composite-to-composite and subtest-to-subtest discrepancy scores and reliable change scores.]###
###BOLD#TEXT[Technical information]###
###LIST#ORDERED[FALSE]#ITEM[AAB subtest and composite scores were found to be highly correlated with similar constructs on the WJ® III, KTEA-II, WRAT4, and WIAT® -III.]#ITEM[The manual includes evidence supporting the ability of the AAB to differentiate performance in individuals with various learning disabilities, intellectual disorder, ADHD, and speech/language impairment.]#ITEM[Includes reliable change scores and ability-achievement discrepencies with the RIAS-2.]###
###BOLD#TEXT[Qualification level required:]###
Level 2. Please see our ###LINK#PATH[https://www.hogrefe.com/uk/resources/for-test-users/qualifications]#TARGET[BLANK]#TEXT[Test User Qualifications page]### for guidance.
Reliability
Reliability coefficients for the subtests range from .77 to .97 and from .88 to .98 for the composite scores across the age- and grade-based normative samples.
Norms
Age-based sample formed on a US population of 1,274 individuals ages 4-83. Grade-based sample formed on a US population of 1,447 individuales ages 4-19 years.
Administration Time
Comprehensive Form: 90 minutes to administer; 15 minutes to score.
Publication Date
2014
