No different age differentiated starting points are used. Discontinuation rules vary from subtest to subtest, and are clearly noted on the individual record form. The decision to omit a subtest needs to be made carefully and with good reason. Administration flows smoothly from subtest to subtest. Recording responses on the protocol is simple and straight forward.
Most verbal items require a simple word or number response.
Scoring items as they are presented is necessary for discontinuation decisions. Since the use of the KAIT is recommended for those legally and professionally competent to give existing intellectual assessments, some level of interpretive skill is expected of examiners. Four chapters of the manual provide background information about the subtests and theoretical information to aid interpretation. The protocol provides tables used to determine, by age categories, the significance of the difference found between the Crystallized and Fluid scales. If the separate scales do differ significantly, base rate information is provided in the manual to determine frequency and unusualness of such scatter.