Slosson Intelligence Test-4th Edition (SIT-4)

Richard L. Slosson; revised by Bradley T. Erford, PhD, Sue L. Larson, PhD, and Steven W. Slosson 

• Purpose:  A screening measure of cognitive ability for children and adults, including those who are visually impaired or blind.
• Age range:  4 to 65 years
• Admin:  Individual
• Admin time:  10-20 minutes
• Scoring time:  10 minutes
• Qualification level:  B
   

 The SIT-4 is a verbal screening measure of cognitive ability for children and adults, ideal for those with visual impairment, reading disabilities, or other conditions.

New in this edition

• Includes a color-coded score sheet.
• Features large color stimulus items for visually impaired individuals.
• Measures administration and scoring simultaneously.
• Uses a standard deviation (SD) of 15.
• Newly calibrated normative data.

Features and benefits

• Measures crystallized verbal intelligence verbally, making it ideal for those with visual impairments, reading disabilities, or other conditions.
   
• Includes six domains:
   
• General Information (GI): the learning of cultural knowledge, much of which is not explicitly or directly taught.
   
• Comprehension (CO): the knowledge of social behavior, "common sense," and the ability to interpret sayings and proverbs.
   
• Quantitative (QN): the ability to do mental calculations, remember essential numbers, and determine the arithmetic process required to calculate correct answers.
   
• Similarities and Differences (SD): the skill in determining common attributes of two dissimiliar things or concepts and some uncommon attributes.
   
• Vocabulary (VO): the ability to use, understand, and define words orally.
   
• Auditory Memory (AM): the capability to remember and repeat correctly a random series of digits, both forward and backward, as well as several sentences.

The SIT-4 yields a Total Score, charts category scores, and compares ability to achievement.

 
SIT-4 Complete Kit includes the SIT-4 Administration Manual, SIT-4 Norms Tables and Technical Manual, 25 Score Sheets, and Stimulus Items for the Blind