Ages: 13 through 17.11 years
Administration: Individual; 60-90 minutes
The DAB-I is an upward extension of the DAB-3, a popular assessment of achievement in elementary and middle school children. The main uses of the DAB-I are to identify those students who are significantly below their peers in the basic academic skills that relate to success in content area subjects; to determine the particular kinds of component strengths and weaknesses that individual students possess; to document students’ progress in specific areas as a consequence of special intervention programs; and to serve as a measure in research studies of the academic achievement of teenage students.
The DAB-I has Eight Subtests (*can be administered individually or in small groups):
• Word Relationships •Grammatic Sentences
• Word Identification • Reading Comprehension
• Spelling* • Punctuation/Capitalization*
• Math Calculation* •Math Reasoning
These subtests combine to form five academic achievement composite scores for spoken language, reading, writing, mathematics, and basic academic skills. The DAB-I normative sample was 766 representative students from 18 states. It yields standard scores (M = 10, SD = 3, for the subtests, and M = 100, SD = 15 for the composites), percentile ranks, and age/grade equivalents. Strong evidence is provided for internal consistency, time, and interscorer reliability and for content-description, criterion-prediction, and construct identification validity.
(DAB-I) Diagnostic Achievement Battery: Intermediate
Phyllis L. Newcomer
The DAB-IComplete Kit includes:
• Manual
• Student Booklet
• Profile/Examiner Record Booklets (25)
• Student Response Booklets (25)