KLDA

Kane Learning Difficulties Assessment

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Purpose

Screens college students for learning difficulties and ADHD

Authors

Steven T. Kane, PhD; Professional Manual by Steven T. Kane, PhD, and Heddy Kovach Clark, PhD

Administration Formats

Print
Digital

Additional Details

Valid and Reliable Screening Test to Map Learning Strengths and Weaknesses and Identify Those who may have a LD

The KLDA quickly screens college students who may be at risk for learning difficulties and ADHD.

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Features and benefits

  • Can be used in university-based student success and retention programs.
  • Self-report rating form with 120 items written at a 5th-grade reading level.
  • Measures a student’s academic strengths and weaknesses in key areas, including reading, writing, math, listening, concentration, memory, organization, time management, oral presentation, self-control, pressure, and anxiety.
  • Provides students with a comparative sense of their academic skills in relation to their peers using means, standard deviations, and percentile scores.
  • Helps identify students at risk for learning disabilities and attention-deficit disorders who may need further assessment.
  • Helps identify other issues that may affect learning, such as anxiety, memory, or functional problems like organization and procrastination.
  • Suggests recommendations for interventions and accommodations for each scale and subscale weakness.

Who Administers the KLDA?

As no special qualifications are needed to administer and the interpret the KLDA, it is used in a wide variety of settings.

  • Academic and mental health professionals working with students in community colleges, 4-year colleges, universities, and graduate schools to identify students with LDs and ADHD and recommend interventions.
  • Academic advisors, counselors, and tutors working in college and university advising, counseling, and disability resource centers.
  • Advisors and teachers working in community colleges, as these institutions typically serve larger populations of academically at-risk students.
  • Teachers, advisors, and counselors who work in First Year Experience (FYE) programs as a screener to identify students in need of academic support services.
  • Independent practitioners, such as psychologists and learning disability specialists, as a screening tool and as part of the diagnostic process.
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Age Range 17 years to 99+ years
Admin Time 15 minutes
Qualification Level A

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KLDA Hybrid Kit

Includes 25 Item/Response Booklets, and 25 KLDA Score Reports.

Learn more about e-Manuals and e-Stimulus Books. Each are limited to a single user and device.

11079-DK
$192.00
11079-DK
What's Included

KLDA Digital Kit

Includes 25 KLDA i-Admins and 25 KLDA Score Reports.

Learn more about e-Manuals and e-Stimulus Books. Each are limited to a single user and device.

11080-DK
$192.00
11080-DK
What's Included

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FAQs

What is the technical information for the KLDA™?

Test structure

  • Features one self-report form that contains 120 items contributing to nine scales and 14 subscales. The scales and subscales contribute to an Overall Academic Risk score. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale.
  • Administration can be completed with pencil and paper or online from any computer 24/7 via PARiConnect.
  • Scoring and reporting is completed exclusively through PARiConnect, with a Student Feedback Report generated for the student and a Score Report generated for the test administrator.
  • Testing takes just 15 minutes.
  • An A-level product, so no special training is required to administer or score.

Technical information

  • Large sample size: Normative sample (N = 981) consisted of students enrolled in postsecondary education who had not been diagnosed with or suspected of having a learning disorder.
  • Reliable: Average alpha coefficient for scales and subscales is .86.
  • Valid: Studies have found that the KLDA Overall Academic Risk score can successfully predict learning disability (LD)/ADHD diagnosis, attitude toward being academically successful, and self-reported LD severity.
  • Based on the Learning Difficulties Assessment (LDA), an online platform active from June 2011 to June 2015.

What's new about the KLDA™?

The e-Manual now includes a new case study and supporting information on best practices to encourage students to answer truthfully and accurately.