Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assesment System-Teacher Form (BIMAS-2)

General Information on the Measure
Purpose of the measure

The Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System-Teacher Form (BIMAS-2) measures social, emotional, and behavioral functioning in children and adolescents ages 5 to 18 years. BIMAS-2 can be used for behavioral screening, monitoring student progress, or evaluating interventions and programs designed to address behavioral concerns and adaptive skills.

Main constructs measured

Intrapersonal competencies; Interpersonal competencies

Applicable grade levels

Ages 5 to 18

Publication year for the most recent version

2011

Year originally developed

1998

Related measures
Measure Administration
Respondent

Teacher/Educator

Method of administration

Paper/Pencil, Digital

Number of items

34

Item format

Selected response

Administration time

5 to 10 minutes

Available languages

English

Fee for use Fee charged by developer
Credentials required for administration

Qualification Level B

Scoring
Overall score reporting

No overall scores are reported.

Subscore reporting

Behavioral Concern Scales:

  • Conduct
  • Negative affect
  • Cognitive/Attention

Adaptive Scales:

  • Social functioning
  • Academic functioning
Scoring procedures

A scoring service is provided by the assessment developers.

Interpretive information

Scores are norm-referenced and based on a nationally representative sample of students.

Evidence of Technical Quality
Populations for which technical quality evidence has been collected

Evidence is based on 1,400 ratings from parents (nationwide).

Reliability evidence

Internal consistency estimates ranged from 0.81 to 0.91. Test-retest reliability (over a two-to-four-week period) ranged from 0.79 to 0.96. Inter-rater reliability estimates ranged from 0.54 to 0.86.

Validity evidence
Evidence based on content
Intervention-sensitive items were selected using Intervention Item Selection Rules (Meier, 1997). Then, expert clinical judgment was used to identify clusters, revise items, and appraise age-appropriateness.
Evidence based on response processes
No information available in the references reviewed.
Evidence based on internal structure
Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to support scale scores.
Evidence based on relations with other variables
BIMAS scores showed consistent, positive correlations with scores on similar constructs from the Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales (CBRSTM; Conners, 2008).
Since only the norm-referenced Standard form is discussed in this chapter, “BIMAS” is used to denote the BIMAS Standard throughout the chapter.
Locating the Measure
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References

McDougal, J., Bardos, A., & Meier, S. "Behavioral Intervention Monitoring and Assessment System (BIMAS)," Multi-Health Systems, 2011.

Conners, C. K. "Conners 3rd edition manual," Multi-Health Systems, 2008.

Meier, S. "Nomothetic item selection rules for tests of psychological interventions," Psychotherapy Research, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1997, pp. 419–427.

Notes

Measure summary updated October 3, 2018.