For longitudinal research how can correlations be computed between the preschool scores and subsequent scores on the school-age forms? 9. July 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Relations of the School-Age Forms to ASEBA Forms for Other Ages (0) Answer: Correlational and regression statistics are not affected by the absolute magnitudes of [More]
If preschool ASEBA forms for ages 1.5-5 are completed for a child and school-age ASEBA forms are completed when the child is older, how can the scores from the earlier and later assessments be compared? 9. July 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Relations of the School-Age Forms to ASEBA Forms for Other Ages (0)
In evaluating individual children, how much of a change in scales scores should be considered "real' change? 9. July 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0)
In research samples, how much of a change in scale scores should be considered "real" change? 9. July 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: In research designed to compare the effects of different interventions with each other [More]
What is the difference between a profile and a scoring template? 30. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: A hand-scored profile is an 8 1/2 x 14" sheet of paper on which the items of the [More]
What are the "DSM-Oriented" scales? 30. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: Questions are often raised about relations between empirically-based assessment and th [More]
Is there a "lie" scale for the profiles? 30. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: Deliberate lying is only one factor that can lead to excessively low or high scores, d [More]
How are clinical interpretations of the profiles made? 30. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: The profiles are intended as standardized descriptions of behavior, as seen by the per [More]
Why are there gaps between successive raw scores on some scales of the profiles? 30. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: Most gaps directly reflect the distributions of scores in the normative samples, where [More]
Should there be separate norms for mothers' and fathers' CBCL ratings or for different ethnic or socioeconomic groups? 30. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: As detailed in Chapter 9, differences between the mean scale scores obtained from mothers' a [More]
Should extremely low scores on problem scales be considered deviant? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: Extremely low scores merely reflect the absence of reported problems. The p [More]
Should raw scores or T scores be used to report results? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: For evaluating a particular child, T scores are helpful for indicating the degree [More]
Why are there no norms for the "Other Problems" listed on the profile? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: The "Other Problems" on the profile do not constitute a scale. They are merely the ite [More]
Can hand-scoring be made quicker and easier? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: We offer scoring templates that fit over the forms to indicate the syndrome and DSM-oriented [More]
How do the profiles differ from the previous editions? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, School Age Profile Questions (0) Answer: Chapter 2 describes the current profile scales in detail. Briefly, the main inno [More]
How are the Total Competence, Adaptive Functioning, and Total Problems scores used? 29. June 2021 Administrator School Age Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring School-Age Forms Questions (0) Answer: These scores provide indices of the child's overall functioning, as seen by the respon [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 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]