The Bracken Basic Concept Scale (4th ed.): Receptive™ (BBCS-4:R™) is an individually administered test that measures children’s comprehension of linguistic concepts. The test is designed for children ages 3:0–7:11. The BBCS-4:R consists of 10 subtests: Colors, Letters, Numbers/Counting, Sizes/Comparisons, Shapes, Self-/Social Awareness, Direction/Position, Texture/Material, Quantity, and Time/Sequence. The first six subtests assess relevant concepts children traditionally need to know in order to be prepared for early formal education. These subtests comprise the BBCS-4:R’s companion product, the Bracken School Readiness Assessment (4th ed.) (BSRA-4). Results obtained from the BBCS-4:R and BSRA-4 guide clinicians, teachers, and parents/caregivers in developing strategies for teaching young children vital concepts that enable them to be successful in school. This is the first offering of the BBCS-4:R scoring and reporting on Q-global®.
The BBCS-4:R on Q-global includes Manual Entry with an Overview tab and a Subtests tab. The Overview tab includes entry of administration settings and assessment demographics. The Subtests tab allows for subtest-level raw score or item score entry.
Refer to the BBCS-4:R Manual for additional administration and scoring details.
Administration Settings
This section contains general administration information such as administration date, child's age at administration, and examiner.
Assessment Demographics
This section contains the assessment demographics listed in the table below. All the assessment demographic data fields are optional entry, except Color Blindness. The child's color-blind status must be indicated in order to score the assessment and generate a report. If the child is color blind, the Colors subtest will be disabled and a prorated score will be calculated.
Demographic |
Description |
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Is the child color blind?
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Indication of the child's color-blind status. This field is required in order to score the assessment and generate a report. |
School/agency (optional) |
The name of the school the child attends.
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School address line 1 (optional) |
The address of the school the child attends (line 1). Two lines are available for including school address. |
School address line 2 (optional) |
The address of the school the child attends (line 2). Two lines are available for including school address. |
Teacher (optional) |
The child's current teacher.
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Current grade (optional) or most recent grade completed |
The child’s current grade level or most recently completed grade level. |
Reason for testing (optional)
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The reason for administering the assessment to the child. |
Comments (optional) |
Additional comments noted for record or observation.
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The Subtests tab allows raw score or item score entry for up to 10 subtests.
Element |
Description |
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Show item text
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In item entry mode, use this toggle to display each item's correct response. |
Show input key |
In item entry mode, use this toggle to display the possible item scores. |
Raw score or item entry |
For each subtest, enter either the raw score or item scores (i.e., 0 or 1). |
When you click the Proceed to Reports or Save updates button, the assessment is saved and the system checks to ensure all the required data has been entered. If any required data is missing (e.g., Examiner), the record will be saved and a message will be displayed at the top of the screen describing the condition(s) that must be resolved before a report can be generated for the record.