Should forms that have many unanswered items be scored? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring School-Age Forms Questions (0) Answer: The scoring instructions (Appendix A) give rules for dealing with unanswered items.&nb [More]
How is item 113 on the CBCL and TRF figured in the total score? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring School-Age Forms Questions (0) Answer: On item 113, if the respondent enters a problem that is not clearly covered by another item, [More]
On item 113. Please write in any problems the child has that were not listed above, what should be done if a respondent describes a problem that is specified elsewhere on the problem list? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring School-Age Forms Questions (0) Answer: Score the item only where it is most precisely specified on the problem list, whether or not [More]
What if the respondent circles two scores for a particular item or otherwise indicates that the item is true of the child but does not clearly indicate a score of 1 or 2? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring School-Age Forms Questions (0) Answer: Score the item 1. [More]
What if a respondent endorses two different items when his/her comments indicate that the endorsements of both items refer to exactly the same problem? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring School-Age Forms Questions (0) Answer: Score only the item that most specifically describes the problem. For example, i [More]
Can other assessment procedures be used with the ASEBA forms? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: The ASEBA forms can be used in conjunction with any other assessment procedures such as proj [More]
If respondents fill out the forms, won't this cause them to focus on the child's problems instead of the family system? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: When people seek help for a child, they expect to provide information about the child. [More]
Are there machine-readable versions of the forms? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Yes. For details, check our website (aseba.org) or email us (mail@aseba.org) [More]
Are there short forms that take less time to fill out? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: There are no authorized short forms. Most respondents can complete the CBCL/6-18 [More]
The CBCL and YSR instruct the respondent to base ratings on the previous 6 months. What if a form is to be readministered over intervals of less than 6 months? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: The 6-month instruction can be shortened to suit the interval being used. If the [More]
Can the forms be used outside their designated age ranges? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: For children who are a few months younger or older than the designated age range, ther [More]
Can social desirability, lying, and informant characteristics, such as depression, cause biases in scores? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Many informant characteristics may be associated with scores on all kinds of questionn [More]
Don't certain items involve subjective judgments, such as 35. Feels worthless or inferior and 53. Feels too guilty? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Subjectivity is involved in all ratings of any person by another person. Some it [More]
What if a respondent can't read English but can read a different language? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: At this writing, we know of translations of our forms into the 61 languages listed in [More]
What if a respondent can't read well enough to complete a form? 28. June 2021 Administrator (0) Answer: The forms require only fifth-grade reading skills. They can also be administered [More]
What if teachers say they don't know enough about a child to score certain items? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: If a teacher has known a child for at least 2 months, he/she should be encouraged to c [More]
If both parents or multiple school staff members are available to complete the CBCL or TRF, should they collaborate in completing a single form, or should they independently complete separate forms? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Each informant should independently complete a separate form to reflect his/her own vi [More]
In schools, who should be asked to fill out the TRF on a particular child? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Whenever practical, all teachers who know the child fairly well should be asked [More]
Can the CBCL be filled out by people other than parents? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: The CBCL is designed to be filled out by people who know the child well and inter [More]
Why is the YSR said to have 105 problem items when the item numbers go to 112? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: The YSR has the same problem items as the CBCL, except that (a) has no [More]
Why are the CBCL and TRF said to have 120 problem items when the item numbers only go to 113? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Item 56 includes seven specific physical complaints designated as a through& [More]
How do the 2001 school-age forms differ fro the previous editions? 28. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: To help users recognize the 2001 editions, the titles at the top of page 1 are in a new [More]
Why are there separate cutpoints for boys vs girls for the vocabulary score but not for average length of phrases? 24. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Interpreting LDS Questions (0) Answer: In our normative sample, vocabulary scores were significantly lower for boys than [More]
What is the earliest age at which expressive language delays can be identified? 24. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Interpreting LDS Questions (0) Answer: There is great variation in vocabulary development before 24 months. Many c [More]
How accurate are parents' reports of vocabulary? 24. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Interpreting LDS Questions, Scoring LDS Questions (0) Answer: As reported in Chapter 9, correlations between LDS vocabulary scores and other me [More]
what if the parent writes that the child produces phrases or sentences but does not give any examples? 24. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring LDS Questions (0) Answer: If no examples of phrases or sentences are provided, the average length of phrase [More]
What if the parent writes down words that are not among the 310 on the vocabulary list? 24. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring LDS Questions (0) Answer: For purposes of calculating the vocabulary score, add a maximum of 5 additional words t [More]
Can the LDS be used for children older than 35 months? 18. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Questions about LDS (0) Answer: Children with normal language development "outgrow" the LDS by age 3, because the [More]
What if the child uses a word such as "brush" to indicate an action, but the word is listed under the category of "Personal" words? 18. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Questions about LDS (0) Answer: Many words in early vocabularies can be used as either nouns (object labels) or v [More]
Can the parent include words the child says imitatively? 18. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Questions about LDS (0) No, the LDS is intended to reflect the child's spontaneous vocabulary, not words the child understan [More]