Comparing K•ABC performance to performance on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills enables a researcher to evaluate
A) the split-half reliability of the K•ABC
B) the criterion validity of the K•ABC
C) the test-retest reliability of the K•ABC
D) the amount of measurement error to be found in the K•ABC

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Comparing performance on the K•ABC to performance on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills allows a researcher to evaluate the criterion validity of the K•ABC, which assesses how well the K•ABC measures the construct it is intended to measure by comparing it to an established and widely used measure of general cognitive ability. Split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, and measurement error would not be evaluated by comparing K•ABC performance to Iowa Tests of Basic Skills performance.

Comparing K•ABC Performance to Performance on the Iowa Tests of Basic