Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition
(Author: Thorndike-Robert-L; And Others)
(Publication Date: 1986)

This revision of the 1972 edition is individually administered to children from below age 2 through superior adults. Tests cover four major areas: verbal reasoning quantitative reasoning, abstract/visual reasoning, and short-term memory. Scores include raw scores and scaled scores for each of the 15 subtests, scaled scores and percentile ranks for a composite of the four area scores, a composite of any combination of the four area scores and a profile of all 15 subtests, based on scaled scores. Separate norms are provided for each score. A pretest is administered to identify the level at which to begin testing. The test is said to have minimal sex or ethnic bias. The examiner must be professionally trained and certified. Adult norms are for the age 18-23 group. Other norms are available for demographic groups based on parental education, occupation, community size, gender, racial/ethnic groups. Scores corresponding to IQ's are called "standard age scores".  The upper limit is approximately 13.5 points lower than previous editions. Subtests: Vocabulary; Comprehension; Verbal Absurdities; Pattern Analysis; Matrices, Paper Folding and Cutting; Copying; Quantitative; Number Series; Equation Building; Memory for Sentences; Memory for Digits; Memory for Objects; Bead Memory. Testing Time: 90 minutes.  Age Range: AGE 2-17, Adults.

For additional information, please contact The Riverside Publishing Company; 8420 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631 or http://www.hmco.com/hmco/riverside/

Designed for use by school psychologists and other trained clinical examiners to measure intelligence of children ages 6.0 to 16.11. WISC-R is a revision of the earlier WISC and requires new materials. It cannot be administered with WISC materials. The verbal and performance subtests are administered alternatively.  The top score is 155, renorming in 1991 shifted scores down 5 points. Available in special edition for hearing impaired subjects from Office of Demographic Studies, Gallaudet College, Washington, DC 20002.  Subtests: Information; Similarities; Arithmetic; Vocabulary; Comprehension; Picture Completion; Picture Arrangement; Block Design; Object Assembly; Coding (or Mazes); Digit Span. Number of Test Items: 328. Testing Time: 60; approx minutes. Age Range:  6-16.

For additional information, please contact The Psychological Corporation; 555 Academic Court, San Antonio, TX 78204-0952 or http://www.psychcorp.com/sub/contact/contpc.htm

The Slosson Full-Range Intelligence Test (S-FRIT) is a quick screen of verbal, performance and memory subtests for children ages 5-21 to determine whether further evaluation is needed. The performance subtest is further divided into abstract and quantitative sections. The test is intended to supplement WISC-R, WISC-III, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT), and is similar to Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB:4). The test is individually administered and scored in 20-35 minutes; it uses a picture book for some questions. Alternative test administration, the Rapid Cognitive Index with the Best g Index, allows for more rapid results using 181 of the most representative of the 252 questions. Reliability and validity measures are included as well as norms.

For additional information, please contact Slosson Educational Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 280, East Aurora, NY 14052 or http://www.slosson.com/

Designed to identify those students who should be tested further forgifted qualification. Testing Time: 30; approx minutes. Grade Level(s): 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6.

For additional information, please contact SOI Systems; Box D, Vida, OR 97488.

Individually administered intelligence and achievement battery for children aged 2.5 to 12.5 years. Time varies according to age of children: 35-50 minutes for preschool child; 50-70 minutes for 5-6 year olds; and 75-85 minutes for a child aged 7 or above. Although the battery includes 16 subtests, no child is given more than 13. The
subtests fall into three areas: sequential processing with emphasis on the process
used to produce correct solutions; simultaneous processing in which the problems are primarily spatial or analogic in nature; and achievement which focuses on acquired facts and applied skills. Intended for psychological and clinical assessment,
psychoeducational evaluation of learning disabled and other exceptional children,
educational planning and placement, minority group assessment, preschool
assessment, neuropsychological assessment and research. Subtests: Hand Movements; Number Recall; Word Order; Magic Window; Face Recognition; Gestalt Closure; Triangles; Matrix Analogies; Spatial Memory; Photo Series; Expressive Vocabulary; Faces and Places; Arithmetic; Riddles; Reading Decoding; Reading Understanding.  Testing Time: 85; approx minutes.  Age Range: AGE 2-12.

For additional information, please contact American Guidance Service; Publishers' Building, Circle Pines, MN 55014 or http://www.agsnet.com/.

Integrated battery of aptitude tests designed for educational and vocational guidance in junior and senior high schools. Yields nine scores including an index of scholastic ability. Subtests: Verbal Reasoning; Numerical Ability; Abstract Reasoning; Clerical Speed and Accuracy; Mechanical Reasoning; Space Relations; Spelling; Language Usage. Number of Test Items: 605. Testing Time: 171 minutes. Grade Level(s): 8; 9; 10; 11; 12.

For additional information, please contact Harcourt Brace Educational Measurement (Psychological Corporation); 555 Academic Court, San Antonio, TX 78204-0952 or http://www.psychcorp.com/sub/service/srvmain.htm.

Cognitive Abilities Test
(Author: Thorndike, Robert L.; Hagen, Elizabeth P.)
(Publication Date:  1993)

CogAT was developed to assess students' abilities in reasoning and problem solving. It is an abilities assessment program used in kindergarten through grade 12 to evaluate the pattern and level of students' cognitive development. The test yields separate scores for verbal, quantitative and nonverbal reasoning abilities, as well as a composite score. The items have been reviewed to ensure a culture fair test. The student's score on the test reveals that individual's ability to discover relationships and show flexibility in thinking. The test was constructed with overlapping sets of items throughout the series and provides a basis for a continuous scale score from kindergarten through grade 12. 

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) series is part of the Riverside 2000: Integrated Assessment Program. Other test battery components of Riverside 2000 include Tests of Achievement and Proficiency; Iowa Tests of Educational Development; Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.

For additional information, please contact Riverside Publishing Company; 8420 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631 or http://www.hmco.com/hmco/riverside/.

A battery of norm-referenced, standardized tests in basic curriculum areas for grades K-12. Designed to survey students' general academic achievement.  Contents of tests are based on learner objectives most commonly taught in the United States. Two forms are available, forms P and Q. An optional test to include with the achievement battery is the Educational Ability Series (EAS) which provides an estimate of general learning ability for students in grades K-12. The EAS assesses those factors most closely associated with overall academic performance, such as verbal, numerical,
and reasoning abilities. Test administrators may decide to do out-of-level testing with
the Survey of Basic Skills for special groups of students, such as Chapter I, special
education, gifted or high-achieving students.  Subtests: Auditory Discrimination; Reading; Letters and Sounds; Reading; Decoding; Listening Comprehension; Mathematics; Concepts/Problem Solving. Testing Time: 100; approx minutes.

For additional information, please contact CTB/MacMillan/McGraw-Hill; Del Monte Research Park, 2500 Garden Road, Monterey, California 93940 or http://www.ctb.com/cust.htm.

The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, Seventh Edition (OLSAT7) measures those cognitive skills that relate to a student's ability to learn and succeed in school.
OLSAT7 is used to assess students' reasoning skills and provides an understanding of students' strengths and weaknesses in performing a variety of reasoning tasks.
OLSAT7 uses five item types to assess this reasoning ability: verbal comprehension,
verbal reasoning, pictorial reasoning, figural reasoning, and quantitative reasoning.
Publication Date: 1996

For additional information, please contact Psychological Corporation, 555 Academic Court, San Antonio, TX 78204-2498 or http://www.hbem.com/trophy/ability/olsat7.htm

Designed to measure those aspects of mental ability which are important for success in school work. Requires efficient utilization of verbal and numerical symbols and ability to acquire and retain information in common symbol form. Instructions and
questions are orally administered. Subtests: Listening Test; Picture Vocabulary Test; Size and Number Test.  Testing Time: 30; approx minutes.  Grade Level(s): K; 1; 2.

For additional information, please contact Riverside Publishing Co.; 8420 Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 or http://www.hmco.com/hmco/riverside/.

Designed to provide a measure of an individual's academic potential through
assessing those cognitive skills related to the learning process. Uses eight subtests,
four of which employ item types primarily nonverbal in nature and which are based
more upon an understanding of numbers and figures rather than upon vocabulary and
reading skills. The other four subtests are more dependent upon verbal skills. The level A test is administered orally. Test should be administered over a two-day period. The verbal cognitive skills quotient (CSQ) may be used as an estimate of potential in such areas as reading, language arts, social studies and other areas heavily dependent on verbal skills. The nonverbal CSQ provides a measure for predicting achievement in such areas as mathematics, art, and the physical sciences. Level A is administered orally. Test is given in two days, one session each day.  Subtests: Verbal; Non-Verbal. Number of Test Items: 80. Testing Time: 75; approx minutes.

For additional information, please contact Scholastic Testing Service; 480 Meyer Road, Bensenville, IL 60106.

A non-verbal test designed to assess mental ability via problems concerning abstract figures and designs. Norms are available for English children and adults. Purported to be culture fair. Number of Test Items: 60.  Testing Time: 45 minutes.  Age Range: AGE 13-17, Adults.

For additional information, please contact Psychological Corporation; 555 Academic Court, San Antonio, TX 78204-0952 or http://www.psychcorp.com/sub/service/srvmain.htm.