The Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) is a screening instrument that measures developmental performance in young children aged 1 month-5.5 years. Early childhood educators and healthcare professionals use ASQ to collect information from parents on children’s development in five domains: communication, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, problem solving, and personal-social skills.
The most recent version of ASQ as of 2022 is ASQ-3, the third edition of the instrument. ASQ-3 offers 21 parent/caregiver questionnaires that are used depending on the child's age.
Content
Administration Information
No training required
Access and Use
Prices vary, see publisher’s website.
Contact publisher (Brookes) at https://agesandstages.com/contact-us/
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Psychometrics
Hornman, J., Kerstjens, J. M., de Winter, A. F., Bos, A. F., & Reijneveld, S. A. (2013). Validity and internal consistency of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 60-month version and the effect of three scoring methods. Early Human Development, 89(12), 1011-1015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.08.016
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Squires, J., Twombly, E., Bricker, D., Potter, L. (2009). ASQ-3™ User's Guide. Brookes Publishing. https://agesandstages.com/
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