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Assessment: Personality Inventories, Behavioral Rating Scales
BES-3: Behavior Evaluation Scale - 3 The BES-3 assessments are especially useful for early diagnosis of serious behavior problems or emotional disturbance. When determining eligibility for special education services, the students needs significantly low scores for one or more of the five subscales. Cannot be used as the sole criterion to diagnose students as ED. The test has a mean of 100 and an SD of 15. There is a school version and home version of the test. Both give an overall Behavior Quotient. Subscales of the School Version: Learning Problems, Interpersonal Difficulties, Inappropriate Behavior, Unhappiness/Depression, and Physical Symptoms/Fears Subscales of the Home Version: Learning Problems, Interpersonal Difficulties, Inappropriate Behavior, Unhappiness/Depression, and Physical Symptoms/Fears. Write-up Description: The Behavior Evaluation Scale is a rating form filled out by teachers and/or parents or caregivers. The Home Version asks parents/caregivers to rate items that are characteristic of behavior disorders used in the most generally accepted definition of behavior disorders and which can be observed in the home or residential environment. The School Version asks teachers to rate items which provide educationally relevant information about the behavior of children. The mean for the standard scores for the BES-3 is 10, with a standard deviation of 3. Scores of 7 through 13 are considered statistically average. Standard scores below 4 indicate a serious level of concern. For an example ETR using the BES-3, click here. BASC-II Behavior Assessment System for Children-II There are scales for parent and teacher. The BASC-II lists behaviors which are rated regarding their frequency of occurrence. Scored responses are grouped into scales that detect the presence of behavior problems and whether or not these problems are acted out or kept internal within the child. The BASC-II Rating Scales is a behavior assessment tool that measures teacher responses to a child’s behavior. Constructs measured include hyperactivity, aggression, conduct problems, anxiety, depression, somatization, attention problems, learning problems, withdrawal, adaptability social skills, leadership, and study skills. The BASC-II teacher and parent ratings scales give 8 clinical scales, 3 composite scales and 2 adaptive scales. These are: Clinical Composites Adaptive Scales The clinical scales measure levels of negative or undesirable behaviors as compared to same-aged peers. T-Scores between 41 and 59 fall in the average range. T-Scores between 60 and 69 fall in the “at risk” range. T-Scores above 70 indicate clinically significant levels of maladaptive behavior. The Adaptive scales measure levels of positive behaviors compared to same aged peers. T-Scores between 41 and 59 fall in the average range. T-Scores between 31 and 41 fall in the “at risk” range. T-Scores below 30 indicate clinically significant levels of maladaptive behavior. The test also includes an “F-Index” which is a measure of the rater’s tendency to be excessively negative in describing the child. High F-Scores should be treated with caution. For an example ETR using the BASC-II, click here. CRS-R Connors’ Rating Scales – Revised This test comes with teacher, parent, and adolescent self report forms which rate responses on the past month. There are separate forms for males and females. Uses T-Scores (mean 50, SD 10) Parent Version - Long Form (80 items) includes scales for: Parent Version - Short Form (27 items) - includes scales for: Teacher Version - Long Form (59 items) - includes scales for: Teacher Version - Short Form (28 items) - includes scales for: For an example ETR using the Conners Rating Scale, click here. Filed under: Praxis II StudiesCopyright: May, 2005 - David Profitt |
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