Description: Brief, universal screening system for measuring behavioural and emotional strengths and weaknesses in children and adolescents. Assessing the behavioural 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 behavioural 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 behavioural and emotional strengths and weaknesses of children and adolescents in preschool to 18 years 11 months. This comprehensive 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, including: -Assessment of a wide array of behaviours that represent both behavioural problems and strengths, including internalising problems, externalising problems, school problems, and adaptive skills. -Forms that can be completed in approximately five minutes or less, without the need for specialised training. -A single Total Score on the report that is a reliable and accurate predictor of a broad range of behavioural, emotional and academic problems -Validity indexes that identify responses that may be overly negative or inconsistent.

Series: BASC-3 BESS

Publisher: Pearson Assessment US

Year Published: 2015

Grade: age3.0-18.11

Format: KIT

Components: 1 BESS Manual, 1 pkg (25) each of Teacher, Parent and Student Record Forms and Hand Scored Worksheets (Preschool and Child/Adolescent)