BASCTM–3

Behavioral and Emotional

Screening System
(BASCTM–3 BESSTM)

About the BESS

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About the BASC–3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System
(BASC–3 BESS) 3

1 Brief Description 3

2 Quick Facts 4

3 Administration & Pricing Options Overview 4

4 Scoring and Reporting Rules 5

5 Data Export Labels 6

6 FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 8

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 About the BASCTM–3 Behavioral and
Emotional Screening System
(BASC–3 BESS)

1 Brief Description
A brief, universal screening system for measuring behavioral and emotional strengths
and weaknesses in children and adolescents.

Assessing the behavioral and emotional functioning of children and adolescents can
be an effective tool in promoting student success. Academic problems, along with
problems associated with developing and maintaining positive relationships with others,
can be the result of underlying behavioral and emotional deficits that, when caught
early, can be corrected before negatively affecting a child or adolescent.

The BASC–3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System offers a reliable, quick, and
systematic way to determine behavioral and emotional strengths and weaknesses
of children and adolescents in preschool through high school. This screening system
consists of brief forms that can be completed by teachers, parents, or students,
providing one of the most comprehensive and efficient tools available today.

Features and Benefits

The BASC–3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System offers a number of valuable
features:

1. Assessment of a wide array of behaviors that represent both behavioral problems

and strengths, including internalizing problems, externalizing problems, school
problems, and adaptive skills.

2. Forms that can be completed in approximately five minutes or less, without the
need for specialized training.

3. Spanish-language versions of the Parent and Student Forms.

4. An overall score (i.e., the Behavioral and Emotional Risk Index), as well as subindexes
that provide a more targeted view of behavioral and emotional functioning (i.e.,
on the Teacher and Parent Forms: Externalizing Risk Index, Internalizing Risk Index,
and Adaptive Skills Risk Index; on the Student Form: Internalizing Risk Index, Self-
Regulation Risk Index, and Personal Adjustment Risk Index)

5. Validity indexes that identify responses that may be overly negative or inconsistent.

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 2 Quick Facts
Authors: Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD, Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD

Publisher: Pearson

Date of Publication: 2015

Appropriate Ages: 3:0–5:11 (Teacher Form, Preschool);

5:0–18:11 (Teacher Form, Child/Adolescent);
3:0–5:11 (Parent Form, Preschool);
5:0–18:11 (Parent Form, Child/Adolescent);
8:0–18:11 (Student Form, Child/Adolescent);

Norm Groups: 1=Combined Gender

2=Separate Gender

Administration Time: 5-10 minutes

Administration Options: Manual Entry (ME)

On-screen administration (OSA)
Remote on screen administration (ROSA)

Pricing Model: Pay per Report (ME, OSA & ROSA)

Subscription (ME only)

Scales: Behavioral and Emotional Risk Index

Externalizing Risk Index
Internalizing Risk Index
Adaptive Skills Risk Index
Self-Regulation Risk Index
Personal Adjustment Risk Index

Report Options: BASC–3 BESS Report

BASC–3 BESS Multirater Report

3 Administration & Pricing Options Overview

Administration Options

Q-global ® offers the following administration options for the BASC–3 BESS.

1. Manual Entry (ME): The test is administered using the paper-pencil format and the
raw scores or item responses are manually entered into the Q-global software.

2. O
 n-screen administration (OSA): The test is administered to the examinee on-screen
on a web-enabled computer via the Q-global software. OSA may be administered
with or without Test Session Lock.

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 Select With Test Session Lock if you want to administer an assessment on a web-
enabled computer and to lock the testing session preventing the examinee from
exiting the assessment. Test Session Lock is recommended for examiners who want
to restrict an examinee from accessing an internet browser, programs, or files stored
on the computer.

Note: Test Session Lock is not available for mobile devices, including tablets, and is
not intended to replace a proctor for those assessments requiring supervision during
an administration. We strongly recommend using Chrome™, Firefox ®, or Safari ®.

3. Remote on screen administration (ROSA): The examinee or rater is sent an email

invitation with a link to launch and administer the test at a remote location. ROSA is
available for specific tests.

Pricing Options

Pearson offers the following pricing options for Q-global scoring and reporting for the
BASC–3 BESS.

1. Pay per report generated

2. Annual subscription: offers unlimited use for scoring and reporting for a limited
number of tests. This option is ideal for high volume users of a particular test.

Important note: Each subscription is per user for the product only and begins on the
date of order processing unless otherwise requested.

4 Scoring and Reporting Rules

Administration Scorability Rules

The administration of the assessment cannot be scored if any of the following conditions
are true:
Teacher Form, Child/Adolescent
• The examinee’s age is less than 5:0 or greater than 18:11
• The number of omits or invalid test responses is greater than 4
Parent Form, Preschool
• The examinee’s age is less than 3:0 or greater than 5:11
• The number of omits or invalid test responses is greater than 4
Parent Form, Child/Adolescent
• The examinee’s age is less than 5:0 or greater than 18:11
• The number of omits or invalid test responses is greater than 4
Student Form, Child/Adolescent
• The examinee’s age is less than 8:0 or greater than 18:11
• The number of omits or invalid test responses is greater than 4

If an administration is unscorable, you must fill in the appropriate responses or raw scores
before scoring the instrument.

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 5 Data Export Labels

DemographicData Description Special Values (if applicable)

FirstName Examinee’s first name
MiddleName Examinee’s middle name
LastName Examinee’s last name
ExamineeID Examinee’s identification
number
Gender Examinee’s gender 1 = Male, 2 = Female
BirthDate Examinee’s date of birth
AdministrationDate Date of administration
AgeAtAssessment Examinee’s age at
administration
(in years:months)
Form Form administered
Examiner Examiner/service provider
name
School Examinee’s school
Grade Current grade 96 = Preschool/pre-kindergarten
0 = Kindergarten
1 = First grade
2 = Second grade
3 = Third grade
4 = Fourth grade
5 = Fifth grade
6 = Sixth grade
7 = Seventh grade
8 = Eighth grade
9 = Ninth grade
10 = Tenth grade
11 = Eleventh grade
12 = Twelfth grade
13 = College freshman
14 = College sophomore
15 = College junior
16 = College senior
77= Other
[if “Other” is selected, text box
is enabled; if enabled, response
is optional (variable = grade_
Other, string)]
custom1 User-defined field 1
custom2 User-defined field 2
custom3 User-defined field 3
custom4 User-defined field 4

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 Special Values
Score Data Description (if applicable)
Language The language in which the test was
administered
RaterFirstName Rater’s first name
RaterMI Rater’s middle initial
RaterLastName Rater’s last name
Position Rater’s position
PositionOther Rater’s position - text box the user fills in if
Other is selected for rater’s position
TimeKnown How long the rater has known the child
RaterGender Rater’s gender
Relation Rater’s relationship to the child
RelationOther Rater’s relationship to the child - text box
the user fills in if Other is selected for
rater’s relationship to the child
NormGroup Norm group selected for reporting
basc3_cons_raw Consistency Index raw score
basc3_f_raw F-Index raw score
basc3_ptrn_raw Response Pattern Index raw score
basc3_bess_raw Behavioral and Emotional Risk raw score
basc3_asi_raw Adaptive Skills Risk Index raw score
basc3_epi_raw Externalizing Risk Index raw score
basc3_ini_raw Self-Regulation Risk Index raw score
basc3_ipi_raw Internalizing Risk Index raw score
basc3_pai_raw Personal Adjustment Risk Index raw score
basc3_bess_t Behavioral and Emotional Risk T score
basc3_bess_pr Behavioral and Emotional Risk percentile
score
basc3_bess_cat Behavioral and Emotional Risk
categorical classification
basc3_cons_cat Consistency Index categorical
classification
basc3_f_cat F-Index categorical classification
basc3_ptrn_cat Response Pattern Index categorical
classification
basc3_asi_cat Adaptive Skills Risk Index categorical
classification
basc3_epi_cat Externalizing Risk Index categorical
classification
basc3_ini_cat Self-Regulation Risk Index categorical
classification
basc3_ipi_cat Internalizing Risk Index categorical
classification
basc3_pai_cat Personal Adjustment Risk Index
categorical classification

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 Special Values
Item Response Data Description (if applicable)
basc3_r001 through Item responses for questions 1 through 29
basc3_r029

6 FAQs
How is the tool used?

The BASC–3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System is designed for use by schools,
mental health clinics, pediatric clinics, communities, and researchers to screen for a
variety of behavioral and emotional disorders that can lead to adjustment problems.

The system includes five forms that can be used individually or in any combination:

• Teacher Form, Preschool (Ages 3 through 5)

• Teacher Form, Child/Adolescent (Grades K through 12)

• Parent Form, Preschool (Ages 3 through 5)

• Parent Form, Child/Adolescent (Grades K through 12)

• Student Form, Child/Adolescent (Grades 3 through 12)

Each form ranges from 20 to 29 items, requires no formal training for the raters, and is
easy to complete, taking only 5 to 10 minutes of administration time.

How was the BASC–3 BESS developed?

The BASC-3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System has been normed on
a representative sample that closely matches recent U.S. Census population
characteristics. T scores and percentiles are available for the general population.

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