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Behavior Assessment System for Children, 3rd Edition (BASC-3)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC), which is sold by Pearson, aims to measure adaptive behaviors, problem behaviors, and individual thoughts and feelings. It contains multiple evaluation forms: Teacher Rating Scales (TRS) and the Student Observation System (SOS) to be completed by a…Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System (BIMAS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System (BIMAS-2) offers an online web-based data management system with dynamic analysis, graphing and reporting options. This allows its users to dynamically manipulate data in real time to assist in evidence-based decision-making within a…Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, teacher and parent formats, validated for lifespan use (ages 2 to 90).
Cautions:Possibly more useful for researchers than practitioners; includes more executive function (EF) items beyond self-regulation (impulse control and emotional control are self-regulation items, the rest are more EF).
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) is a questionnaire used to assess children’s everyday behaviors related to executive functioning—skills like starting tasks, staying organized, managing emotions, and completing work. While it focuses on “executive function,” the BRIEF is…Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe BRIEF was developed in 2000 and assesses a student's executive functioning in the home and school. It includes parent response forms and teacher response forms. Designed to assess the abilities of a broad range of children and adolescents, the BRIEF is useful when working with children who have…Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale - Second Edition (BERS-2)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe BERS-2 measures personal strengths and competencies in children 5-18. The BERS-2 is a multi-modal assessment system that measures the child's behavior from three perspectives: the child (Youth Rating Scale), parent (Parent Rating Scale), and teacher or other professional (Teacher Rating Scale)…Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) is an observation-based system for coding classroom behavior. BOSS is also useful for measuring ADHD symptoms as it has been shown to differentiate between children with ADHD and typically developing children. BOSS allows systematic recording…Behaviors, Related Attitudes, and Intentions Toward Science (BRAINS) Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Suitable for cross-sectional designs (alternative study design to longitudinal in which individuals at different ages or grade levels are compared on the variable of interest) Grounded in a robust theoretical framework (drawn from the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior (TRAPB))
Cautions:Self-report and some items ask students to predict what they will do much later (e.g. I will study science if I get into a university)
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Behaviors, Related Attitudes, and Intentions Toward Science (BRAINS) Survey is a student survey that measures how young people think about and engage with science. It was created to offer a clearer way to study students’ interest in science and their motivation to take part in scientific…Belonging-Centered Instruction: Observation Protocol
Expert NotesStrengths:Identifies observable behaviors that cultivate belonging; Can be used in peer coaching cycles
Cautions:Should not be used for evaluation; Requires multiple observations; Calibration required for research purposes
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentThe Belonging-Centered Instruction: Observation Protocol is an observational tool used to understand how teachers support students’ sense of belonging during math instruction. It was created to address gaps in existing belonging measures, which often rely on student surveys, focus on school-level…Belonging Uncertainty Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Belonging Uncertainty Scale is an assessment of an individual's worry that they do not fit into a certain group or setting. The 3 question items that constitute this scale are scored on a seven-point Likert scale. Subscore(s): Belonging Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes…Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI) uses puppets to conduct structured and clinical interviews that assess children's perceptions of themselves, their families, and their school environments. Subscore(s): There are six subscores: Academic competence, Achievement motivation, Social competence, Peer…Brief California School Climate Survey (BCSCS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingA brief 15-item version of the California School Climate Scale (Brief-CSCS) is presented to fill a need for a measure that could be used for periodic monitoring of school personnel's general perception of the climate of their school campus. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes…Brief COPE Inventory
Expert NotesStrengths:Useful for institutions trying to understand how different students respond to stress and which supports might be needed (academic vs. mental health vs. social). Captures both “adaptive” strategies (e.g., planning, support seeking) and “maladaptive” strategies (e.g., denial, substance use).
Cautions:Limited evidence linking directly to institutional KPIs like retention or graduation. Therefore, best used as a diagnostic lens, not a standalone accountability metric. Potential for underreporting or social desirability bias on some items, e.g., around substance use.
The Brief COPE Inventory is a short, self-report questionnaire designed to assess how individuals respond to stress. Developed by Charles S. Carver in 1997, it is a streamlined version of the earlier COPE Inventory (1989).Brief Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Brief Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS; Huebner, Drane, & Valois, 2000; Seligson, Huebner, & Valois, 2003) is a five-item measure that provides a general index of student life satisfaction across five life domains (friends, family, self, school, and living…Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) is a measure of individual differences in self-control. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site providing information about the instrument)…BRIGANCE Inventory of Early Development (IED) III - ELA
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe Inventory of Early Development III (IED III) is a comprehensive tool that contains over 100 assessments (including literacy assessments)that are aligned to state and national standards as well as IDEA requirements. The tool can be used to provide ongoing assessment, monitor progress, and write…Bryant Empathy Scale for Children
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingBryant's (1982) Index of Empathy for Children and Adolescents, a 22-item questionnaire measure of dispositional affective empathy. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site providing…California After School Program Quality Self-Assessment Tool
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The California Afterschool Program Quality Self-Assessment Tool (QSA Tool) is a collaborative project of the California Afterschool Network and the California Department of Education (CDE). Network Staff engaged the CDE, Regional Leads, The California After School Demonstration Program (CASDP),…California After School
Program Quality
Self-Assessment Tool
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Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The California After-School Program Quality Self-Assessment Tool (CAN-QSA) was developed by the California Afterschool Network and the California Department of Education with input from a broad range of after school program stakeholders. This self-assessment tool is designed for use in after school…California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe CCTDI (P. A. Facione & N. C. Facione, 1992) was developed, validated, and used to assess students‘ disposition toward critical thinking (CT). It consisted of 75 statements, divided into seven subscales: Truth-seeking, Open-mindedness, Analyticity, Systematicity, Self-confidence,…California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe CCTST (Facione, 1990; P. A. Facione & N. C. Facione, 1994) was developed, validated, and used for assessing students‘ CT skills. It is a standardised, 34-item multiple choice test, non discipline-specific that targets core critical thinking skills. Each item on the CCTST is assigned to one…California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingStudents also completed the CHKS core module, a confidential survey of school climate and safety, student wellness, and youth resiliency. The module is administered schoolwide to students and provides insight into health risks and behaviors, school connectedness, school climate, protective factors,…California Measure of Mental Motivation (CM3)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: Higher educationThe CM3 is sold by Insight Assessment and is designed to measure the degree to which a student feels that they are cognitively engaged and mentally motivated toward intellectual activities that involve reasoning. This test contains seven scales of critical thinking: (a) truth‚Äêseeking, (b) open…California School Climate and Safety Survey- Short Form (CSCC-SF)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe California School Climate and Safety Survey-Short Form is a self-student reported questionnaire created to assist the state of California in monitoring the creation of safe schools as required by the 2001 federal law, No Child Left Behind. It measures overall school climate and personal-safety…California School Climate Surveys
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SEHM, developed by researchers at UC Santa Barbara led by Dr. Michael Furlong, assesses youth: empathy, self-efficacy, self-awareness, persistence, emotional self-regulation, behavioral self-control, gratitude, zest, and optimism. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content…Camp Program Quality Assessment
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The Camp Program Quality Assessment-Short Form (CPQA) outlines specific ways camps can promote quality through eight dimensions: staff friendliness and circulation, emotional safety, support for belonging, high expectations and good challenge, active and cooperative learning, camper voice, planning…CampusReady
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:CampusReady is a self-diagnostic tool that provides data, reports, recommendations, and links to resources that help schools improve college and career readiness for students. The web-based diagnostic measures the Four Keys to College and Career Readiness, as identified by Dr. David T. Conley and…CARE-Index
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe CARE-Index is an observation instrument that measures mother-child interaction and is designed for children ages birth to 2 years. The instrument, which requires a short videotaped play interaction, provides sensitivity, control and unresponsiveness subscales for mothers and cooperativeness,…Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS-International)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) consists of four scales, each with six items. The four scales measure concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks, and work traumas. A short form also exists. Note: The…Career and College Readiness Self-Efficacy Inventory (CCRSI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Initially intended to assess the impact of a career planning program at a gifted and talented baccalaureate magnet high school in a Southeastern city, the College and Career Readiness Self-Efficacy Inventory (CCRSI) is a tool that measures an individual's belief in their ability to enter a career…Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSE)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSE) is a self-report survey that measures how confident students feel about making career decisions. It was developed by Karen Taylor and Nancy Betz to apply Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy to career decision making. The scale focuses on a student…