Confirmatory Factor Structure of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition With Preschool Children: Too Young for Differentiation?

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 522-533

  Potvin, Deborah C H ^a   Keith, Timothy Z ^a   Caemmerer, Jacqueline M ^a   Trundt, Katherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; confirmatory factor analysis; intelligence; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; preschool assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938512142     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: 15575144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282914568538     Document Type: Article

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