Behavior Assessment System for Children (Parent Rating Scales) (BASC-3PRS)
General Information on the Measure | |
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Purpose of the measure | The Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) is used to monitor changes in children’s behavior or emotional status. |
Main constructs measured | Intrapersonal competencies |
Applicable grade levels | Ages 2-21 |
Publication year for the most recent version | 2015 |
Year originally developed | 1992 |
Related measures | |
Measure Administration | |
Respondent | Parent |
Method of administration | Paper/Pencil |
Number of items | 139-175 |
Item format |
True/False and four-point Likert-type items |
Administration time | 10-20 minutes |
Available languages | English, Spanish |
Fee for use | Fee charged by developer |
Credentials required for administration | Qualification Level B |
Scoring | |
Overall score reporting | Overall Behavioral Symptoms Index |
Subscore reporting |
Several composite subscores are reported, as well as individual scales. These include
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Scoring procedures | Scoring manual and software is provided by the assessment developers. |
Interpretive information | Norm-referenced scores (T scores and percentile ranks) are available in the score reports, as are interpretations of strengths and weaknesses and target behaviors for intervention. |
Evidence of Technical Quality | |
Populations for which technical quality evidence has been collected | No information available in the references reviewed. |
Reliability evidence |
The internal consistency reliability for individual scales of were in the lower 0.80s. Test-retest reliability was estimated by having the same parent rate the same students twice (with a lag of 9-70 days). The test-retest reliability of the composite scores were generally above 0.90. Inter-rater reliability was estimated by having each child rated by two different parents e (with a lag of 0-70 days between ratings). The median inter-rater reliability of the composite scores ranged from 0.70 (Tan, 2007). |
Validity evidence |
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Locating the Measure | |
Obtaining a copy of the measure | pearsonclinical.com |
References | |
Tan, C. S., Reynolds, C. R., & Kamphaus, R. W. "Behavior assessment system for children," Assessment for Effective Intervention, Vol. 32, No. 2, American Guidance Service, 2007, pp. 121–124. Reynolds, C. R., & Kamphaus, R. W. Behavior assessment system for children, Vol. 2nd ed. American Guidance Service. Achenbach, T. M., & Rescorla, L. A. , Manual for the ASEBA pre-school forms and profiles, Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families, 2000. Achenbach, T. M., & Rescorla, L. A. , Manual for the ASEBA school-age forms and profiles, Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families, 2001. Conners, C.K. "Conners' rating scales – Revised," Multi-Health Systems, 1997. | |
Notes | |
Measure summary updated October 3, 2018.