The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3)
Level: Child Level
Type of Tool: Assessment Tool
Construct: Child's social-emotional competence; Challenging behaviors
Respondent: Teacher; Parent
Language(s): English; Spanish
Length: 10–20 minutes for Teacher Rating Scale (TRS) and Parent Rating Scales (PRS);
105-165 items
Description: A comprehensive tool that describes children’s observed adaptive and problem behaviors, including internalizing and externalizing problems. Subscales include a wide range of commonly occurring behavioral and emotional difficulties among young children.
Subscales: 4 Composite scales: Adaptive Skills, Behavioral Symptoms Index, Externalizing Problems, Internalizing Problems
11 Clinical and Adaptive Scales (e.g., Anxiety, Adaptability)
6 Content scales (e.g., Anger Control, Developmental Social Disorders)
2 Clinical Index scales (e.g., Functional Impairment Index)
4 Executive Functioning Index Scales (e.g., Emotional Control Index)
Published Psychometrics? Yes
See for example: Reynolds, C. R., & Kamphaus, R. W. (2015). Behaviour Assessment System for Children– Third Edition Manual. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service.
Citation for Tool: Reynolds, C. R., Kamphaus, R. W., & Vannest, K. J. (2015). BASC3: Behavior assessment system for children. PsychCorp.
In the Public Domain? No - Available for purchase through Pearson Assessments; scoring for purchase on Q-Global