How to choose a test
Pearson is the recognized world leader in clinical assessment development and publishing. Our test offerings assess a broad range of factors and measure change in a variety of areas and symptoms including:
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Adaptive Behavior
- ADHD
- Behavior/Social-Emotional Functioning
- Cognitive/Neurocognitive Functioning
- Dementia/Alzheimer’s
- Depression
- Executive Functioning
- Language
- Memory
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Motor Functioning
- Pediatric Cognitive/Neurocognitive Functioning
- Quality of Life
- Schizophrenia
- BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory)
- Age range: 17-80 years
- Clinically valid and ideal for screening anxiety
- Easy administration, scoring, and interpretation of results
- Ability to assess a broad range of emotional, physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms that represent important dimensions of anxiety
- BSI (Brief Symptom Inventory)
- Age range: 13 years and older
- Takes 8-10 minutes to complete
- Reliability, validity, and utility of the BSI have been tested in 400+ research studies
- Nine Symptom Scales are scored: Somatization (SOM), Obsessive Compulsive (O-C), Interpersonal Sensitivity (I-S), Depression (DEP), Anxiety (ANX), Hostility (HOS), Phobi Anxiety (PHOB), Paranoid Ideation (PAR), and Psychoticism (PSY)
- BYI-2: Adolescent Anxiety (Beck Youth Inventories | Second Edition)
- Age range: 7-18 years
- Assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and self-concept in children and adolescents
- Track students’ progression over time on the same group of integrated instruments
- Align assessments with DSM-IV criteria and IDEA compliance needs
- SCL-90-R (Symptom Checklist-90-Revised)
- Age range: 13 years and older
- More than 1,000 studies demonstrate the reliability, validity, and utility of the instrument
- Measures patient progress during and after treatment to monitor change in symptoms such as depression and anxiety
- Normed on 4 groups: adult psychiatric outpatients, adult non-patients, adult psychiatric inpatients, adolescent non-patients
- BASC-3 (Behavior Assessment System for Children | Third Edition)
- Age range: 2:0 - 21:11 (TRS and PRS); 6:0 through college age (SRP)
- Exceptional track record for providing a complete picture of a child’s behavior by applying a triangulation method for gathering information
- Differentiate between hyperactivity and attention problems
- Identify behavior problems as required by IDEA, and for developing FBAs, BIPs, and IEPs
- NEPSY-II (NEPSY | Second Edition)
- Age range: 3-16 years
- Assess executive functioning/attention, language, memory/learning, sensorimotor functioning, visuospatial processing, social perception
- Obtain a comprehensive view of quantitative and qualitative patterns of neuropsychological performance
- Enhanced psychometric properties, clinical sensitivity, and construct validity
- Sensory Profile 2
- Age range: Birth–14:11 years
- Quickly assess and organize examinee information, generates scores, and produces accurate, comprehensive reports
- Make theory-based decisions leveraging principles of neuroscience, sensory processing, strengths-based approaches, and ecological models embedded in the items and scoring structure
- Vineland-3
- Age range: Birth-90 years
- Perform a variety of tasks in multiple settings including education, social services, health care, criminal justice, and the military
- Measure adaptive behavior of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), ADHD, post-traumatic brain injury, hearing impairment, Dementia/Alzheimer's disease
- Correspond scales to the three broad domains of adaptive functioning specified by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and by DSM-5 - Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization
- BASC-3 (Behavior Assessment System for Children | Third Edition)
- Age range: 2:0 - 21:11 (TRS and PRS); 6:0 through college age (SRP)
- Exceptional track record for providing a complete picture of a child’s behavior by applying a triangulation method for gathering information
- Differentiate between hyperactivity and attention problems
- Identify behavior problems as required by IDEA, and for developing FBAs, BIPs, and IEPs
- PEDI (Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory)
- Age range: 0:6-7:0 years
- Determine functional skills in which mastery and competence are demonstrated
- Identify treatment progress and recommends areas of new functional intervention
- Clinical trial data
- Vineland-3
- Age range: Birth-90 years
- Perform a variety of tasks in multiple settings including education, social services, health care, criminal justice, and the military
- Measure adaptive behavior of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), ADHD, post-traumatic brain injury, hearing impairment, Dementia/Alzheimer's disease
- Correspond scales to the three broad domains of adaptive functioning specified by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and by DSM-5 - Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization
- BASC-3 (Behavior Assessment System for Children | Third Edition)
- Age range: 2:0 - 21:11 (TRS and PRS); 6:0 through college age (SRP)
- Exceptional track record for providing a complete picture of a child’s behavior by applying a triangulation method for gathering information
- Differentiate between hyperactivity and attention problems
- Identify behavior problems as required by IDEA, and for developing FBAs, BIPs, and IEPs
- Brown EF/A Scales (Brown Executive Function/Attention Scales)
- Age range: 3-adult
- New and updated norms and test items that improve clarity and clinical relevance
- Directly and more accurately reports symptoms: items focus on severity of specific behaviors as opposed to frequency
- Addresses situational variability: scales analyze an individual’s behavior using multiple perspectives (i.e., examinee's self-perspective, teacher's perspective, and parents' perspective)
- Brown ADD Scales (Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales)
- Age range: 3-adult
- Gather and integrate important diagnostic information about an individual, with cluster and total scores arriving at a diagnostic decision
- Administer any of 40 to 50-item efficient screening instruments in just 10 to 20 minutes
- Interpret and link performance with IQ and other assessment data, including integrations with WAIS-III and WISC
Behavior/Social-Emotional Functioning
- BASC-3 (Behavior Assessment System for Children | Third Edition)
- Age range: 2:0-21:11 (TRS and PRS); 6:0 through college age (SRP)
- Exceptional track record for providing a complete picture of a child’s behavior by applying a triangulation method for gathering information
- Differentiate between hyperactivity and attention problems
- Identify behavior problems as required by IDEA, and for developing FBAs, BIPs, and IEPs
Cognitive/Neurocognitive Functioning
- Bayley-III (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development | Third Edition)
- Age range: 1-42 months
- Excellent validity and reliability
- Combines superior psychometric standards with two additional scales and more clinically useful features
- Get normative information consistent with developmental domains identified by current IDEA early childhood legislation
- Bayley-4 (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development – Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16 days-42 months
- 50 years of reliability
- Save significant time through shortened adaptive behavior content from Vineland 3
- Digital delivery option via Q-global combines the record form and administration manual, which allows greater flexibility, ease of use and improved accuracy
- BCSE (Brief Cognitive Status Exam)
- Age range: 17 and older
- Helps evaluate global cognitive functioning in patients with dementia, mild MR, TBI, or suspected Alzheimer’s disease
- Used by clinical psychologists, medical professionals, and other mental health professionals in hospitals, mental health facilities, and assisted living facilities
- Designed to yield a performance classification focused on impaired rather than normal or superior performance (Average, Low Average, Borderline, Low, Very Low)
- DAS-II (Differential Ability Scales-II)
- Age range: DAS–II: 2:6–17:11 years, DAS–II Early Years Spanish: 2:6–6:11 years, DAS–II NU School-Age: 7:0–17:11 years
- Goes beyond cognitive ability testing to give insight into how a child processes information
- With out-of-level testing and child-appropriate start points, this time-tested assessment gives you the speed and flexibility you need for children who may struggle with longer tests
- KABC-II NU (Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children | Second Edition Normative Update)
- Age range: 3-18 years
- Fairly assess children of different backgrounds and with diverse problems, with small score differences between ethnic groups
- A nonverbal option can be used to assess a child whose verbal skills are significantly limited
- Be confident you're getting a true picture of a child's abilities — even when language difficulties or cultural differences might affect test scores
- KBIT-2 (Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test | Second Edition)
- Age range: 4:0-90:0 years
- Independently established norms based on a national standardization sample selected to match U.S. census data
- Quickly assess the intellectual ability of adults in institutional settings, such as prisons, group homes, rehabilitation clinics, or mental health centers
- Re-evaluate the intellectual status of a child or adult who previously received thorough cognitive assessment
- Mullen Scales (Mullen Scales of Early Learning)
- Age range: Birth-68 months
- Five scales provide a complete picture of cognitive and motor ability
- Excellent standardization and reliability data
- Provides a foundation for successful interventions
- NEPSY-II (NEPSY | Second Edition)
- Age range: 3-16 years
- Assess executive functioning/attention, language, memory/learning, sensorimotor functioning, visuospatial processing, social perception
- Obtain a comprehensive view of quantitative and qualitative patterns of neuropsychological performance
- Enhanced psychometric properties, clinical sensitivity, and construct validity
- Raven’s SPM (Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices)
- Age range: 6:0-16:0, 17:0+ years
- Use in a variety of settings, such as testing culturally diverse populations, to minimize the impact of cultural or language bias
- Available in a variety of pre-packaged kits for easy purchase and a discounted price from the individual components
- RBANS (Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update)
- Age range: 12:0-89:11 years
- A brief individually administered battery to measure cognitive decline or improvement
- Covers five domains: Immediate Memory, Visuospatial/Constructional, Language, Attention, and Delayed Memory
- Identify inclusion/exclusion criteria as well as efficacy and cognitive side effects in Clinical Trials
- WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16:0-90:11 years
- Developed to provide the most advanced measure of cognitive ability and results when addressing the changing clinical landscape
- Updated normative data for ages 16-90 years and enhanced utility for older adults
- Reflects changing demographics, emerging clinical needs, new research, and increased caseloads
- WASI-II (Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence | Second Edition)
- Age range: 6:0–90:11 years
- Assesses cognitive functioning of individuals referred for psychiatric evaluations
- Four-subtest form can be administered in just 30 minutes; two-subtest form in about 15 minutes
- Standardization of the WASI-II was conducted from January 2010 to May 2011 on a nationally representative sample of approximately 2,300 individuals aged 6–90
- WISC-V (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children | Fifth Edition) (Working Memory Index)
- Age range: Children 6:0–16:11 years
- Updated normative sample standardized on 2,200 children aged 6:0–16:11
- Increase construct coverage without increasing test time
- Supports more flexible evaluation of specific learning disabilities and two major approaches to specific learning disability identification: (1) pattern of strengths and weaknesses analyses and (2) ability-achievement discrepancy analyses
- WNV (Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability)
- Age range: 4:0-21:11 years
- A valid tool for use with low incidence disorders such as cerebral palsy, aphasia, physically-/multiple-handicapped, and autism spectrum disorders
- Native language of the examinee is irrelevant to performance
- Deploy full battery or brief version of the tool according to need and offer help, when appropriate, with flexible standard administration
- WPPSI-IV (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 2:6–7:7 years
- An innovative measure of cognitive development for preschoolers and young children, rooted in contemporary theory and research
- Evaluate children for cognitive delays, intellectual disabilities, autism, and giftedness
- Determine the impact of traumatic brain injury on cognitive functions in children
- Raven’s SPM (Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices)
- Age range: 6:0-16:0, 17:0+ years
- Use in a variety of settings, such as testing culturally diverse populations, to minimize the impact of cultural or language bias
- Available in a variety of pre-packaged kits for easy purchase and a discounted price from the individual components
- RBANS (Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update)
- Age range: 12:0-89:11 years
- A brief individually administered battery to measure cognitive decline or improvement
- Covers five domains: Immediate Memory, Visuospatial/Constructional, Language, Attention, and Delayed Memory
- Identify inclusion/exclusion criteria as well as efficacy and cognitive side effects in Clinical Trials
- WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16:0-90:11 years
- Developed to provide the most advanced measure of cognitive ability and results when addressing the changing clinical landscape
- Updated normative data for ages 16-90 years and enhanced utility for older adults
- Reflects changing demographics, emerging clinical needs, new research, and increased caseloads
- WMS-IV (Wechsler Memory Scale | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16:0-90:11 years
- Developed to provide the most trustworthy, advanced measure of memory and results for addressing the changing clinical landscape
- 3 modified subtests: Logical Memory, Verbal Paired Associates, Visual Reproduction
- 4 new subtests: Spatial Addition, Symbol Span, Design Memory, General Cognitive Screener
- Vineland-3
- Age range: Birth-90 years
- Perform a variety of tasks in multiple settings including education, social services, health care, criminal justice, and the military
- Measure adaptive behavior of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), ADHD, post-traumatic brain injury, hearing impairment, Dementia/Alzheimer's disease
- Correspond scales to the three broad domains of adaptive functioning specified by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and by DSM-5 - Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization
- BDI-2 (Beck Depression Inventory)
- Age range: 13-80 years
- The most widely used instrument for detecting depression
- Takes just 5 minutes to complete and is more clinically sensitive than ever before
- Support early identification and diagnosis
- Aligned with DSM-IV criteria
- BHS (Beck Hopelessness Scale)
- Age range: 17-80 years
- Use this powerful predictor of eventual suicide to help measure three major aspects of hopelessness: feelings about the future, loss of motivation, and expectations
- Improved clinical sensitivity
- Support early identification and diagnosis
- BSS (Beck Scales of Suicide Ideation)
- Age range: 17 years and older
- An evaluation of suicidal thinking that helps identify individuals at risk
- Can be administered with the BDI®-II and the BHS® for a more complete evaluation
- Five screening items reduce the length and the intrusiveness of the questionnaire for patients who are non-suicidal
- BSI (Brief Symptom Inventory)
- Age range: 13 years and older
- Takes 8-10 minutes to complete
- Reliability, validity, and utility of the BSI have been tested in 400+ research studies
- Nine Symptom Scales are scored: Somatization (SOM), Obsessive Compulsive (O-C), Interpersonal Sensitivity (I-S), Depression (DEP), Anxiety (ANX), Hostility (HOS), Phobi Anxiety (PHOBIC), Paranoid Ideation (PAR), and Psychoticism (PSY)
- BYI-2: Adolescent Anxiety (Beck Youth Inventories | Second Edition)
- Age range: 7-18 years
- Assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and self-concept in children and adolescents
- Track students’ progression over time on the same group of integrated instruments
- Align assessments with DSM-IV criteria and IDEA compliance needs
- BASC-3 (Behavior Assessment System for Children | Third Edition)
- Age range: 2:0 - 21:11 (TRS and PRS); 6:0 through college age (SRP)
- Exceptional track record for providing a complete picture of a child’s behavior by applying a triangulation method for gathering information
- Differentiate between hyperactivity and attention problems
- Identify behavior problems as required by IDEA, and for developing FBAs, BIPs, and IEPs
- Brown EF/A Scales (Brown Executive Function/Attention Scales)
- Age range: 3-adult
- New and updated norms and test items that improve clarity and clinical relevance
- Directly and more accurately reports symptoms: items focus on severity of specific behaviors as opposed to frequency
- Addresses situational variability: scales analyze an individual’s behavior using multiple perspectives (i.e., examinee's self-perspective, teacher's perspective, and parents' perspective)
- D-KEFS (Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System)
- Age range: 8-89 years
- Assess the key components of executive functions believed to be mediated primarily by the frontal lobe
- Determine how deficits in abstract, creative thinking may impact daily life
- Game-like format is engaging for examinees, encouraging optimal performance without providing "right/wrong" feedback that can create frustration in some children and adults
- D-REF (Delis-Rating of Executive Functions)
- Age range: 5–18 years
- Quickly and easily administer, score, and report the frequency of observed behaviors that identify executive function problems in children and adolescents
- Identify symptoms that create the most stress for the parent, teacher, and child for intervention
- Clinical scales have moderate to high levels of internal consistency
- Bayley-III (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development | Third Edition)
- Age range: 1-42 months
- Excellent validity and reliability
- Combines superior psychometric standards with two additional scales and more clinically useful features
- Get normative information consistent with developmental domains identified by current IDEA early childhood legislation
- Bayley-4 (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development – Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16 days-42 months
- 50 years of reliability
- Save significant time through shortened adaptive behavior content from Vineland 3
- Digital delivery option via Q-global combines the record form and administration manual, which allows greater flexibility, ease of use and improved accuracy
- CELF-5 (Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals | Fifth Edition)
- Age range: 5:0 –21:11 years
- A comprehensive battery of 16 standalone tests that provides a streamlined, flexible and interactive approach to language assessment
- Provides clinicians with a streamlined, flexible battery to assess semantics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics for students ages 5-21
- Flexible--administer only the tests you need to address referral and clinical concerns
- CVLT3 (California Verbal Learning Test | Third Edition)
- Age range: 16:0–90:0 years
- Considered to be the most sensitive measure of episodic verbal learning
- Assess individuals who have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia, schizophrenia, ADHD, or neurological disorders
- Full restandardization based on education, region, ethnicity, and age
- Test the degree to which a person can return to work, perform complex activities of daily living, and live independently
- CVLT-II (California Verbal Learning Test | Second Edition) (Includes Alternate Form for retesting)
- Age range: 16-89 years
- A comprehensive, detailed assessment of verbal learning and memory deficits in older adolescents and adults
- EVT-3 (Expressive Vocabulary Test | Third Edition)
- Age range: 2:6-90+ years
- Contribute useful information when assessing expressive vocabulary, as part of a language evaluation, across the lifespan
- Qualitative Analyses: five ways to help you make hypotheses about vocabulary performance
- Mullen Scales (Mullen Scales of Early Learning)
- Age range: Birth-68 months
- Five scales provide a complete picture of cognitive and motor ability
- Excellent standardization and reliability data
- Provides a foundation for successful interventions
- PLS-5 (Preschool Language Scales | Fifth Edition)
- Age range: Birth-7:11 years
- Better elicit target responses due to test item modifications that are based on examiner feedback
- Clinical studies include a developmental delay study and three language disorder studies (children with receptive language disorder, expressive language disorder, and both receptive and expressive disorder)
- PPVT-5 (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test | Fifth Edition)
- Age range: 2:6-90+ years
- A norm-referenced and individually administered measure of receptive vocabulary based on words in Standard American English
- Contribute useful information when assessing receptive vocabulary, as part of a language evaluation, across the lifespan
- Qualitative Analyses: five ways to help you make hypotheses about vocabulary performance
- PPVT-4 (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 2:6-90+ years
- Quick, easy, and reliable as ever, the test helps foster growth in language and literacy
- Meet guidelines for universal screening, identify strengths and weaknesses, and run diagnostic testing in an RTI environment
- All items evaluated for appropriateness with a diverse population
- New Growth Scale Value (GSV) for measuring incremental vocabulary growth over time
- EMS (Everyday Memory Survey)
- Age range: 18-90 years
- A set of rating scales designed to assess everyday memory in adults
- Brief enough to use in many different settings, including primary care clinics, rehabilitation centers, residential care facilities, and private practice
- Can help eliminate unnecessary referrals for comprehensive memory testing by screening out those with typical memory decline
- WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16:0-90:11 years
- Developed to provide the most advanced measure of cognitive ability and results when addressing the changing clinical landscape
- Updated normative data for ages 16-90 years and enhanced utility for older adults
- Reflects changing demographics, emerging clinical needs, new research, and increased caseloads
- WISC-V (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children | Fifth Edition) (Working Memory Index)
- Age range: Children 6:0-16:11 years
- Updated normative sample standardized on 2,200 children aged 6:0–16:11
- Increase construct coverage without increasing test time
- Supports more flexible evaluation of specific learning disabilities and two major approaches to specific learning disability identification: (1) pattern of strengths and weaknesses analyses and (2) ability-achievement discrepancy analyses
- WMS-IV (Wechsler Memory Scale | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16:0-90:11 years
- Developed to provide the most trustworthy, advanced measure of memory and results for addressing the changing clinical landscape
- 3 modified subtests: Logical Memory, Verbal Paired Associates, Visual Reproduction
- 4 new subtests: Spatial Addition, Symbol Span, Design Memory, General Cognitive Screener
- WPPSI-IV (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 2:6-7:7 years
- An innovative measure of cognitive development for preschoolers and young children, rooted in contemporary theory and research
- Evaluate children for cognitive delays, intellectual disabilities, autism, and giftedness
- Determine the impact of traumatic brain injury on cognitive functions in children
- D-KEFS (Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System)
- Age range: 8-89 years
- Assess the key components of executive functions believed to be mediated primarily by the frontal lobe
- Determine how deficits in abstract, creative thinking may impact daily life
- Game-like format is engaging for examinees, encouraging optimal performance without providing "right/wrong" feedback that can create frustration in some children and adults
- Raven’s SPM (Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices)
- Age range: 6:0-16:0, 17:0+ years
- Use in a variety of settings, such as testing culturally diverse populations, to minimize the impact of cultural or language bias
- Available in a variety of pre-packaged kits for easy purchase and a discounted price from the individual components
- RBANS (Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update)
- Age range: 12:0-89:11 years
- A brief individually administered battery to measure cognitive decline or improvement
- Covers five domains: Immediate Memory, Visuospatial/Constructional, Language, Attention, and Delayed Memory
- Identify inclusion/exclusion criteria as well as efficacy and cognitive side effects in Clinical Trials
- WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16:0-90:11 years
- Developed to provide the most advanced measure of cognitive ability and results when addressing the changing clinical landscape
- Updated normative data for ages 16-90 years and enhanced utility for older adults
- Reflects changing demographics, emerging clinical needs, new research, and increased caseloads
- WMS-IV (Wechsler Memory Scale | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16:0-90:11 years
- Developed to provide the most trustworthy, advanced measure of memory and results for addressing the changing clinical landscape
- 3 modified subtests: Logical Memory, Verbal Paired Associates, Visual Reproduction
- 4 new subtests: Spatial Addition, Symbol Span, Design Memory, General Cognitive Screener
- Bayley-III (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development | Third Edition)
- Age range: 1-42 months
- Excellent validity and reliability
- Combines superior psychometric standards with two additional scales and more clinically useful features
- Get normative information consistent with developmental domains identified by current IDEA early childhood legislation
- Bayley-4 (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development – Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16 days-42 months
- 50 years of reliability
- Save significant time through shortened adaptive behavior content from Vineland 3
- Digital delivery option via Q-global combines the record form and administration manual, which allows greater flexibility, ease of use and improved accuracy
- Beery VMI (Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration | Sixth Edition)
- Age range: 2:0-99:11 years
- Assess the extent to which individuals can integrate their visual and motor abilities
- Provides approximately 600 age-specific norms from birth through age 6
- Use with individuals of diverse environmental, educational, and linguistic backgrounds as a culture-free, non-verbal assessment
- Among the few psychological assessments that provide standard scores as low as 2 years
- Bender-Gestalt II (Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test | Second Edition)
- Age range: 4-85 years and older
- Serves as a first measure in an extended psychological battery or as a screener for neuropsychological impairment
- Provides interpretive information about an individual's development and neuropsychological functioning
- Provides comprehensive testing observations include physical demeanor, drawing technique, test-taking behavior, and attitude
- BMAT (Bruininks Motor Ability Test)
- Age range: 40 years and older
- Ideal for professionals in occupational and physical therapies, nursing, human performance, and physical rehabilitation to determine if clients’ motor function issues need to be addressed before they can live independently
- Receive three score composites: Fine Motor, Gross Motor, and Total Motor
- Short Form offers a quick measure of overall motor ability in just 20 minutes
- Repeat administrations over the course of treatment and adjust goals, as needed
- BOT-2 (Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency | Second Edition)
- Age range: 4:0-21:11 years
- Assess the motor proficiency of all children, ranging from those who are typically developing to those with mild to moderate motor control problems
- Separate fine motor and gross motor kits available
- Screen individuals who may have certain deficits in motor ability and who might benefit from further evaluation or interventions
- Mullen Scales (Mullen Scales of Early Learning)
- Age range: Birth-68 months
- Five scales provide a complete picture of cognitive and motor ability
- Excellent standardization and reliability data
- Provides a foundation for successful interventions
Pediatric Cognitive/Neurocognitive Functioning
- Bayley-III (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development | Third Edition)
- Age range: 1-42 months
- Excellent validity and reliability
- Combines superior psychometric standards with two additional scales and more clinically useful features
- Get normative information consistent with developmental domains identified by current IDEA early childhood legislation
- Bayley-4 (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development – Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 16 days-42 months
- 50 years of reliability
- Save significant time through shortened adaptive behavior content from Vineland 3
- Digital delivery option via Q-global combines the record form and administration manual, which allows greater flexibility, ease of use and improved accuracy
- DAS-II (Differential Ability Scales-II)
- Age range: DAS–II: 2:6–17:11 years, DAS–II Early Years Spanish: 2:6–6:11 years, DAS–II NU School-Age: 7:0–17:11 years
- Goes beyond cognitive ability testing to give insight into how a child processes information
- With out-of-level testing and child-appropriate start points, this time-tested assessment gives you the speed and flexibility you need for children who may struggle with longer tests
- KABC-II NU (Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children | Second Edition Normative Update)
- Age range: 3-18 years
- Fairly assess children of different backgrounds and with diverse problems, with small score differences between ethnic groups
- A nonverbal option can be used to assess a child whose verbal skills are significantly limited
- Be confident you're getting a true picture of a child's abilities — even when language difficulties or cultural differences might affect test scores
- KBIT-2 (Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test | Second Edition)
- Age range: 4:0-90:0 years
- Independently established norms based on a national standardization sample selected to match U.S. census data
- Quickly assess the intellectual ability of adults in institutional settings, such as prisons, group homes, rehabilitation clinics, or mental health centers
- Re-evaluate the intellectual status of a child or adult who previously received thorough cognitive assessment
- Mullen Scales (Mullen Scales of Early Learning)
- Age range: Birth-68 months
- Five scales provide a complete picture of cognitive and motor ability
- Excellent standardization and reliability data
- Provides a foundation for successful interventions
- NEPSY-II (NEPSY | Second Edition)
- Age range: 3-16 years
- Assess executive functioning/attention, language, memory/learning, sensorimotor functioning, visuospatial processing, social perception
- Obtain a comprehensive view of quantitative and qualitative patterns of neuropsychological performance
- Enhanced psychometric properties, clinical sensitivity, and construct validity
- Raven’s SPM (Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices)
- Age range: 6:0-16:0, 17:0+ years
- Use in a variety of settings, such as testing culturally diverse populations, to minimize the impact of cultural or language bias
- Available in a variety of pre-packaged kits for easy purchase and a discounted price from the individual components
- WASI-II (Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence | Second Edition)
- Age range: 6:0–90:11 years
- Assesses cognitive functioning of individuals referred for psychiatric evaluations
- Four-subtest form can be administered in just 30 minutes; two-subtest form in about 15 minutes
- Standardization of the WASI-II was conducted from January 2010 to May 2011 on a nationally representative sample of approximately 2,300 individuals aged 6–90
- WISC-V (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children | Fifth Edition) (Working Memory Index)
- Age range: Children 6:0–16:11 years
- Updated normative sample standardized on 2,200 children aged 6:0–16:11
- Increase construct coverage without increasing test time
- Supports more flexible evaluation of specific learning disabilities and two major approaches to specific learning disability identification: (1) pattern of strengths and weaknesses analyses and (2) ability-achievement discrepancy analyses
- WNV (Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability)
- Age range: 4:0-21:11 years
- A valid tool for use with low incidence disorders such as cerebral palsy, aphasia, physically-/multiple-handicapped, and autism spectrum disorders
- Native language of the examinee is irrelevant to performance
- Deploy full battery or brief version of the tool according to need and offer help, when appropriate, with flexible standard administration
- WPPSI-IV (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence | Fourth Edition)
- Age range: 2:6–7:7 years
- An innovative measure of cognitive development for preschoolers and young children, rooted in contemporary theory and research
- Evaluate children for cognitive delays, intellectual disabilities, autism, and giftedness
- Determine the impact of traumatic brain injury on cognitive functions in children
QOLI (Quality of Life Inventory)
- Age range: 17 years and older
- Well-suited for planning, evaluating, and tracking medical and psychological treatment and patient progress in clinical settings
- Normative data based on 798 nonclinical adults sampled from 12 states from the Northeast, the South, the Midwest, and the West
- Measure treatment outcomes for a wide array of physical and psychological disorders in research and quality assurance programs
PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale)
- Age range: 18+ years
- Measure the positive and negative syndromes of schizophrenia and other psychoses to develop treatment plans
- 30 years of research support the use of the PANSS as a psychometrically sound measure of the presence and severity of symptoms of schizophrenia
- The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is supportive of the use of the PANSS as an outcome measure in clinical trials assessing drug efficacy, given the volume of studies that support its sensitivity to medication and other treatment effects when used longitudinally