Which assessment should I choose?
For teens, college students and adults, choose Comprehensive: 11 skill areas in 77 questions. Foundational is written for younger learners, about ages 4 to 9, and for people with higher support needs: 5 core areas in 30 questions.
The two side by side
- Comprehensive: ages 10 to adult, 11 skill areas, 77 questions, about 30 to 40 minutes
- Foundational: ages 4 to 9 or higher support needs, 5 skill areas, 30 questions, about 15 to 20 minutes
How they differ
Foundational is not a shortened Comprehensive. It is written for younger learners, in simpler wording, with everyday examples from early childhood such as washing hands and getting a snack. A teen or adult answering it will meet questions that do not fit their life.
Rewording those questions as you go makes the results hard to compare, between people and over time. Choose the type that fits instead.
Comprehensive gives you the fuller picture and is written for older learners: from about age 10, through the teen years and college, into adulthood.
If you cannot decide
For a teen, a college student or an adult, start with Comprehensive. For a young child, start with Foundational. You can run the other one later.
Age is a rough guide, not a rule. Foundational is often the better fit for a person of any age with higher support needs.