Graduate Program

School Psychology

Degree Name

Specialist in School Psychology

Semester of Degree Completion

Spring 2020

Thesis Director

Gary L. Canivez

Thesis Committee Member

Margaret T. Floress

Thesis Committee Member

Assege HaileMariam

Abstract

The Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-Third Edition Teacher Rating Scale Child Form (BASC-3 TRS-C) and the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA) are both teacher rating scales which may be used by school psychologist to assess youth behavior problems. The BASC, BASC-2, and BASC-3 have limited replicated research of the studies reported in their respective manuals. Therefore, it was important to empirically compare the BASC-3 TRS-C with the ASCA to examine construct validity (convergent, discriminant, and divergent) as there were, at present, no published studies replicating BASC-3 Manual research. The present study analyzed BASC-3 TRS-C and ACSA ratings which were completed as part of educational evaluations or by teacher volunteers with children between the ages of 6 and 11 (n = 101). Convergent validity was evident; results indicated significant correlations between similar constructs at the global and subscale levels. Both the BASC-3 TRS-C and the ASCA displayed convergent (e.g., the BASC-3 TRS-C Externalizing Problems Composite and the ASCA Overactivity Syndrome), discriminant (e.g., the BASC-3 TRS-C Hyperactivity scale and the ASCA Solitary Aggressive- Impulsive Syndrome), and divergent validity (e.g., the BASC-3 TRS-C Anxiety scale and the ASCA Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity syndrome).

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