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Psychometric Properties of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Student Observation System (BASC-3 SOS) with Young Children in Special Education.

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Schmidt, EM; Rothenberg, WA; Davidson, BC; Barnett, M; Jent, J; Cadenas, H; Fernandez, C; Davis, E
Published in: Journal of behavioral education
November 2021

Measuring classroom behavior among young children is important to guide assessment and intervention decisions, yet there is limited literature on appropriate direct observation tools for this purpose. This article describes the psychometric properties of the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Student Observation System (BASC-3 SOS) with 135 children ages 20 to 67 months (M = 35 months, 64% Latinx, 78% with an established developmental disability) and their teachers (N = 36) as part of a larger randomized control trial of a teacher training intervention. Inter-rater reliability on individual BASC-3 SOS behaviors ranged from poor to good. Correlations between BASC-3 SOS scores across time indicated low to moderate developmental test-retest reliability. Significant correlations between BASC-3 SOS scores and teacher ratings provided evidence for convergent, divergent, and predictive validity. Differences between BASC-3 SOS scores for children with versus without disabilities supported the tool's discriminant validity. There were no significant pre- to post-treatment changes in BASC-3 SOS scores. Overall, results provide mixed evidence for the psychometric properties of the BASC-3 SOS when used with young, diverse children with and without disabilities. Implications for clinical and research purposes are discussed.The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10864-021-09458-x.

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Journal of behavioral education

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1573-3513

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1053-0819

Publication Date

November 2021

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1 / 22

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
 

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Schmidt, E. M., Rothenberg, W. A., Davidson, B. C., Barnett, M., Jent, J., Cadenas, H., … Davis, E. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Student Observation System (BASC-3 SOS) with Young Children in Special Education. Journal of Behavioral Education, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-021-09458-x
Schmidt, Ellyn M., W Andrew Rothenberg, Bridget C. Davidson, Miya Barnett, Jason Jent, Heleny Cadenas, Corina Fernandez, and Eileen Davis. “Psychometric Properties of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Student Observation System (BASC-3 SOS) with Young Children in Special Education.Journal of Behavioral Education, November 2021, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-021-09458-x.
Schmidt EM, Rothenberg WA, Davidson BC, Barnett M, Jent J, Cadenas H, et al. Psychometric Properties of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Student Observation System (BASC-3 SOS) with Young Children in Special Education. Journal of behavioral education. 2021 Nov;1–22.
Schmidt, Ellyn M., et al. “Psychometric Properties of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Student Observation System (BASC-3 SOS) with Young Children in Special Education.Journal of Behavioral Education, Nov. 2021, pp. 1–22. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10864-021-09458-x.
Schmidt EM, Rothenberg WA, Davidson BC, Barnett M, Jent J, Cadenas H, Fernandez C, Davis E. Psychometric Properties of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Student Observation System (BASC-3 SOS) with Young Children in Special Education. Journal of behavioral education. 2021 Nov;1–22.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of behavioral education

DOI

EISSN

1573-3513

ISSN

1053-0819

Publication Date

November 2021

Start / End Page

1 / 22

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education