The BASC-3 BESS is a universal screening system for measuring behavioral and emotional strengths and weaknesses in children and adolescents.
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 three forms, which can be used individually or in any combination:
Teacher form with two levels: Preschool (for ages 3 through 5) and Child/Adolescent (for Grades K through 12)
Student self-report form with one level: Child/Adolescent (for Grades 3 through 12)
Parent form with two levels: Preschool (for ages 3 through 5) and Child/Adolescent (for Grades K through 12)
NEW College form (for ages 18 through 25) can be used individually
| Field Name | Description | Forms |
School (optional) |
The name of the examinee's school. | All forms |
| Grade (optional) | The examinee's grade level. | All forms |
| Comments (optional) | Allows the administrator to provide additional comments. | All forms |
| Administration Language | The
language in which the test was administered to the examinee.
English Spanish |
Parent and Student forms |
| Teacher's First Name | The first name of the teacher who completed the rating form. |
Teacher forms only |
| Teacher's Middle Initial (optional) | The middle initial of the teacher who completed the rating form. |
Teacher forms only |
| Teacher's Last Name | The last name of the teacher who completed the rating form. |
Teacher forms only |
| Position | The position of the teacher who completed the rating form. Regular-education teacher Special-education teacher Other |
Teacher forms only |
| How long have you known this child? | Allows the teacher to indicate how long he/she has known the child. Less than 1 month 1-2 months 3-5 months 6-11 months 12 months or more |
Teacher forms only |
| Parent/Guardian's First Name | The first name of the Parent or Guardian who completed the rating form. |
Parent forms only |
| Parent/Guardian's Middle Initial (optional) | The middle initial of the Parent or Guardian who completed the rating form. |
Parent forms only |
| Parent/Guardian's Last Name | The last name of the Parent or Guardian who completed the rating form. |
Parent forms only |
| Parent/Guardian's Gender | The gender of the parent or guardian who completed the rating form. |
Parent forms only |
| Relationship to Child (optional) | The relationship of the parent or guardian to the examinee. | Parent forms only |
All BASC-3 BESS forms can be manually entered or administered through On-Screen Administration or Remote On-Screen Administration.
Note: The College form does not offer Manual Entry.
The following are accepted as answer choices: Never, Sometimes, Often, Almost always (or blank)
For Manual Entry, the following numeric values correspond to the appropriate answers: 1 = Never, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Almost always.
Teacher Forms
Preschool - 20 questions / Child/Adolescent - 20 questions
Parent Forms
Preschool - 29 questions / Child/Adolescent - 29 questions
Student Forms
Child/Adolescent - 28 questions
For more information on administering the BASC-3 BESS through On-Screen Administration click here. For more information on administering the BASC-3 BESS through Remote Screen Administration, click here.