Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test | Second Edition

KBIT-2 Revised is now available! Learn more

Professionals depend on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) to measure both verbal and nonverbal ability. The Second edition, also developed by leading cognitive ability experts Alan and Nadeen Kaufman, provides the same practical and affordable test with enhanced benefits.

Benefits

• Quickly assess the intellectual ability of adults in institutional settings, such as prisons, group homes, rehabilitation clinics, or mental health centers.
• Estimate an individual’s verbal versus nonverbal intelligence.
• Re-evaluate the intellectual status of a child or adult who previously received thorough cognitive assessment.
• Identify students who may benefit from enrichment or gifted programs.
• Identify high-risk children through large-scale screening who require a more comprehensive evaluation.
   

Features

Like its predecessor, KBIT-2 continues to provide high reliability and validity.

• Cultural fairness reflected in norming procedures and item selection.
• Improved Crystallized (Verbal) Scale, though administered in English, correct responses in other languages also get credit. 
• Attractive, easy-to-use materials: new, full-color items designed to appeal to children and reluctant examinees.
• Scores provided on a familiar scale where mean = 100 and standard deviation = 15.
• Independently established norms based on a national standardization sample selected to match U.S. census data.
• Conormed with KTEA-II Brief Form.

Resources

The following resources are available for KBIT-2. 

Training Partner Program (TPP)