Bhatia’s Short Battery of Intelligence

There are many performance and intelligence tests. One of them is “Bhatia’s battery of
performance tests and intelligence”. It was developed by Dr C.M. Bhatia. He provided norms for
this test, for both literate an illiterate subjects. Murthy (1966) proposed that the original test
can be reduced to 2 tests and still get significant results. This short battery consists of 2
subtests: Koh’s block and Alexander’s Pass-A-Long tests. Three aspects are tested in this short
battery: general mental ability, spatial factors and memory.

In the original battery, there are 5 sub-tests: Koh’s block, Alexander’s Pass-A-Long, Pattern
drawing, immediate memory span and picture construction. Koh’s block design measures
abstract reasoning, Pass-A-Long test measures practical ability. Both picture construction and
pattern drawing measure spatial ability and immediate memory span measures short term
memory.

The test gives a performance quotient, which is similar to Intelligence Quotient. The test
requires 45-60 minutes for administration.

References:
Verma, S.K., Pershad, D., Malhotra, A., and Arunima (2007). Manual –The Revised Bhatia’s Short
Battery of Performance Tests of Intelligence For Adults. Agra: National Psychological
Corporation.
Tester: r. j.k

Date: 20/2/17

Time: 10:45 AM

Subject Details:

Name: y.e.n

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Aim: To assess the intelligence of the subject using ‘The Revised Bhatia’s Short Battery of
Performance Test of Intelligence for Adults’

Plan: To administer ‘The Revised Bhatia’s Short Battery of Performance Tests of Intelligence
for Adults’, score it, interpret the scores and find out the Intelligence Quotient of the subject.

Materials needed:
• The Revised Bhatia’s Short Battery of Performance Tests of Intelligence For Adults

• Assessment manual

• Stop clock

• Writing materials

Koh’s block test contains 16 identical cubes painted on all side: red, blue, yellow, white, red and
white and blue and yellow; A set of 10 cards with patterns printed on them.

Pass-A-Long test contains a set of different boards/slates painted red and blue on two sides, a set
of blue and red blocks and a set of 8 cards with patterns printed on them.

Procedure:
Make all the necessary arrangements beforehand. Welcome the subject. Establish rapport. After
taking consent, start the test.
Koh’s block test:

Place four cubes in front of the subject. Allow the subject to examine the blocks. Show card no.
1 and show them how to solve it. Give them the ‘Start’ signal and start the clock. When the task
is completed, stop the clock. Note down the time. If the task is incomplete, demonstrate it. In the
same way, proceed with the remaining cards.

If the subject fails to solve the task by the end of 2 minutes, mention it by using a star and
demonstrate the task. Do not allow him to try it again. If the subject fails in 2 consecutive tasks,
stop the test.

At question no. 6, give 5 more blocks, totaling 9. At question no. 8, give the remaining blocks,
totaling 16 blocks. The time limit for design no. 1-5 is 2 minutes each and for design no. 6-10 is
3 minutes each.

Pass-A-Long test:

For the 1st question, give the appropriate box and card. Demonstrate the solution. Then, ask him
to solve it, after giving the signal ‘Start’. Start the clock. When the task is completed, stop the
clock and note down the time. If the task is not completed, mark it and demonstrate it. Similarly,
proceed with the remaining takes. If 2 consecutive tasks are failed, stop the test.

Instructions:
Koh’s block test:

“These are identical cubes. Please have a look at them. See that there are different colours on
each face. See this card. Your task is to arrange the blocks in the same way as that given in the
card. With the signal ‘Start’, start the task. When you finish the task, inform me. If you have any
doubt, please clarify. Do the task as quickly as possible.”

Pass-A-Long test:

“This is a slate. There are some blocks. Note that the red coloured block is near the blue line and
vice-versa. Your task is to slide the blocks and get the blocks pattern shown in the card. Do not
lift the blocks. Start when I say ‘Start’. Do as quickly as possible.”

Analysis:
• Convert the time taken to complete each task into scores based on the norms given.

• Calculate the total score for each subtest and convert it to test IQ based on relevant tables.

• Calculate the total and mean IQ

 • Interpret the IQ and classify the level.

Results:
The assessment was conducted on y.e.n, male, age 18 years.

The subject’s performance was as follows:

Table 1: Showing the subject’s performance in the test, including raw scores, test quotients,
intelligence quotients and their classification

Test Score Test quotient Classification

Koh’s block 39 132 Very superior
Pass-A-Long 33 128 Very superior
Total TQ 260
IQ (mean) 130 Very superior

Discussion:
The subject’s performance was very good in both the subtests. The test quotients in both Koh’s
block and Pass-A-Long are classified as ‘Very Superior’ The IQ was also found to be in the
category ‘Very Superior’. This performance is found to be greater than the average found
during the test results.

This implies that the subject’s general mental ability, spatial factors and memory are very good.
This has great implications in the subject’s activities in his day-to-day life.