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Shipley-2

Walter C. Shipley, PhD, Christian P. Gruber, PhD, Thomas A. Martin, PhD, and Amber M. Klein, PhD

Purpose:
Quickly measures intellectual functioning and cognitive impairment
Format:
Paper and pencil, Software
Age range:
7 years to 89 years
Time:
20-25 minutes
Qualification level:
B
B
A degree from an accredited 4-year college or university in psychology, counseling, speech-language pathology, or a closely related field plus satisfactory completion of coursework in test interpretation, psychometrics and measurement theory, educational statistics, or a closely related area; or license or certification from an agency that requires appropriate training and experience in the ethical and competent use of psychological tests. Close

Revised and restandardized, this enduring test offers a brief yet robust measure of intelligence and includes updated norms, an expanded age range, and a nonverbal Block Patterns scale.

Features and benefits

  • Ideal when you need to obtain quick ability estimates, screen for cognitive dysfunction, or qualify participants for research studies. It also functions well as a component of more complex assessments in neuropsychological, clinical, and forensic settings.
  • Use for intake screening, assessing brain injuries, determining eligibility for disability benefits, measuring the effects of toxic exposure, guiding treatment and rehabilitation, informing educational or job placement decisions, identifying cognitive problems, and monitoring cognitive decline.

Test structure

  • Like the original, the Shipley-2 measures two aspects of cognition: crystallized knowledge, which is gained through education and experience; and fluid reasoning, the capacity to use logic to learn and acquire new information or solve problems.
  • The new Block Patterns scale, which assesses fluid ability, is composed of 12 multiple-choice items based on the Kohs cube designs and offers a good alternative to the Abstraction scale.

Technical information

  • Normative data are stratified by age for children (ages 7-19 years) and adults (ages 17-89 years) and based on a sample of 2,826 individuals representative of U.S. Census statistics.
  • Optional unlimited-use software enables you to administer the Shipley-2 on-screen and rapidly score responses from paper-and-pencil or on-screen administrations.
  • Provides standard scores, percentiles, age equivalents, and confidence intervals as well as a Composite score, which is reflective of overall cognitive ability, and the Impairment Index, which represents the discrepancy between vocabulary and abstract thinking and is calculated only for adults.