Author(s): Bruce A Bracken
Publication Year: 2023
Age Range: 3:0 through 7:11
Scores/Interpretation: School Readiness Composite score, percentile ranks, age equivalents, descriptive classifications and percent correct by subtest
Qualification Code: B – Click HERE for more details
Completion Time: 15–20 minutes
Administration: Paper-and-pencil / Q-global® – Trained Level A qualified examiners may administer the BSRA-4; Level B qualified professionals must score and interpret test results
Forms: Record Form, Concept Development Guide
Scoring Options: Manual/Q-global®
Report Options: Q-global®
The BSRA–4 is a quick and easy child development assessment of school readiness. A brief edition of the comprehensive BBCS–4:R, the BSRA–4 assesses comprehension of the concepts strongly related to early childhood cognitive and language development, school readiness and early school achievement: colours, letters, numbers/counting, size/comparisons, shapes and self/social awareness. Trained Level A qualified examiners may administer the BSRA-4; Level B professionals must score and interpret test results
Benefits:
- Provides highly accurate and reliable information about children’s comprehension of concepts related to academic success and classroom communication
- Requires only a pointing response – ideal for children who are shy or who have a receptive or expressive language impairment
- Offers digital and print test administration options with manual or automated scoring and reporting
- Minimises testing time with start points and discontinue rules
- Matches assessment outcomes and classroom curriculum goals according to each state’s early childhood educational standards
- English and Spanish Record Forms (Administration of BSRA–4 in Spanish provides qualitative information about Spanish-speaking children’s concept development)
- Assesses diverse populations of children with artwork that is representative of a wide variety of cultures, developmentally appropriate and engaging
- Includes more than 150 concepts across STEM/STEAM domains
- Assess advanced concepts that can be used to identify children as candidates for Gifted and Talented programs
Features:
- An expanded age range enables you to test children ages 3:0–7:11
- New full-colour artwork helps maintains children’s attention and engagement during testing
- Updated nationally representative norms reflect the current US population
- The BSRA–4 Record Form allows you to compare pre- and post-test scores
- Highly reliable results are strongly correlated with intelligence and achievement measures
BSRA-3 Forms:
Although the BSRA-3 has been superseded by BSRA-4, forms for the BSRA-3 are available until stocks last. Please email us if you require a quote.
