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What does BASC 3 measure?

By Sarah Smith

The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition is the gold standard for identifying and managing behavioral and emotional strengths and weaknesses. Assessing the behavioral and emotional functioning of children and adolescents can be an effective tool in promoting student success.

What is Conners CI?

The Conners Clinical Index (Conners CI™) is a 24-item assessment that provides an overview of a child’s functioning in social/emotional and behavioral areas. It serves as an indicator of potential clinical issues that may warrant further detailed assessment.

What is the Conners 3 teacher?

The Conners 3rd Edition-Teacher (Conners 3–T) is an assessment tool used to obtain the teacher’s observations about his/her student’s behavior in a school setting.

What is the Conners 3 parent?

The Conners 3rd Edition–Parent (Conners 3–P) is an assessment tool used to obtain the parent’s observations about the youth’s behavior. This instrument is designed to assess Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its most common co-morbid problems in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years old.

What is the difference between the BASC and the conners-3?

The Conners-3-P includes screening items for depression and anxiety to social relationships. Like the BASC, the Conners-3 includes critical items that may signal the need for further follow-up. These critical items are particularly directed toward severe conduct problems. Consistent with its predecessors, the Conners-3 includes a brief ADHD Index.

What are the 5 composite scores of the BASC-2?

5 composite scores: Adaptive skills, Behavioral symptoms index, Externalizing problems, Internalizing problems, School problems (Measure Profile, 2012) “The BASC-2 consists of 16 primary scales and 7 optional scales, along with 5 composite scales.

Does the BASC‐2 have extensive validity?

“The authors report exemplary concurrent validity and extensive convergent validity” (Measure Profile, 2012) “The BASC‐2 includes an extensive section on test validity. According to the authors, the BASC‐ 2 was developed using content that came from teachers, parents, children and psychologists.

What is the parent and teacher version of the Conners scale?

The parent and teacher short forms of the Conners’ Rating Scales—Revised (Conners, 1997) were designed for repeated and/or brief assessment of symptoms relevant to ADHD and related disorders. These instruments are available in long or short versions for parent, teacher, and adolescent completion.