The Differential Ability Scales (DAS) is a nationally normed (in the US), and individually administered battery of cognitive and achievement tests. Currently into its second edition (DAS-II) the test can be administered to children ages 2 years 6 months to 17 years 11 months across a range of developmental levels.
The diagnostic subtests measure a variety of cognitive abilities including verbal and visual working memory, immediate and delayed recall, visual recognition and matching, processing and naming speed, phonological processing, and understanding of basic number concepts.
The original DAS was developed from the BAS British Ability Scales both by Collin D. Elliot and published by Harcourt Assessment in 1990.
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