British Ability Scales, Third Edition.

BAS3

What it measures

general conceptual ability (GCA); verbal ability; non-verbal reasoning ability; spatial ability; memory; processing speed; early educational attainment

Length and format

Early Years Battery (6 core scales -> 3 clusters + GCA) and School Age Battery (cognitive scales); plus diagnostic and achievement scales. individually administered child cognitive subtests (verbal, numerical, figural materials) (performance/ability test)

Language versions

UK flagship; the US adaptation is the Differential Ability Scales (DAS-II); some other adaptations

Normative data

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Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Elliott, C. D., & Smith, P. (2011). British Ability Scales, Third Edition (BAS3). London: GL Assessment.