PO450: Confirming Factor Structure of the BASC-3 BESS Student Form

  • PMD: 1,9
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 2: Assessment and Intervention in an RTI Framework

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. gain updated information about the internal structure of the BASC-3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) Student Form;
  2. compare two factor structure models for the BASC-3 BESS and identify which fits the data best; and
  3. gain a better understanding of confirmatory factor analysis and its use in validating the internal structure of measures.

Description

Screening tools must be validated to ensure accuracy in decision-making. Confirmatory factor analyses provide updated internal structure evidence for the BASC-3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) Student Form.

Presenter(s)

Jessica Lathrop, Lehigh University
Bridget V. Dever, Lehigh University
Ethan R. Van Norman, Lehigh University

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