The relationship between two brief achievement tests, the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-Brief Form (KTEA-BF) and the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-R) Level 1, and the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-Comprehensive Form (KTEA-CF) was examined with 91 referred elementary- school-aged children. The WRAT-R Level 1 yielded significantly lower standard scores than the scores obtained on the two KTEA tests. The KTEA-BF and the KTEA-CF yielded similar standard scores. These findings suggest that the KTEA-BF may have more utility than the WRAT-R Level 1 as a screening instrument when the KTEA-CF is used as the comprehensive measure of achievement.
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