Pearson - Clinical and Talent Assessment - Australia and New Zealand

Developed by Achilles N. Bardos, PhD, co-author of the GAMA® (General Ability Measure for Adults) test, the BASI series comprises multi-level, norm-referenced achievement tests for children and adults that may be group- or self-administered.

Providing both comprehensive and survey versions, the BASI series helps present a complete evaluation of academic skills. These convenient tests yield standard scores, national percentile rankings, grade equivalency, age equivalency, and performance classification by learning objective—without requiring individual administration or lengthy testing.

The BASI series provides a current, valid, and reliable assessment tool that is highly correlated to the leading individually and group-administered achievement and intelligence tests.

Choose the Comprehensive or Survey Version Based on Your Evaluation Purpose

Use the Comprehensive version:

• to aid in diagnosing learning disabilities

• for understanding specific areas of strength or weakness at a detailed level

• for measuring progress

Use the Survey version:

• for an accurate snap-shot of overall academic achievement in verbal and math skills

• to screen for academic strengths and weaknesses

• to determine which level of the BASI Comprehensive test to administer to an adult or to a student performing significantly above or below grade level

Comprehensive Test
The comprehensive test is comprised of six timed subtests:

1. Vocabulary (10 minutes)

2. Spelling (10 minutes)

3. Language Mechanics (10 minutes)

4. Reading Comprehension (30 minutes)

5. Math Computation (20 minutes)

6. Math Application (35 minutes)

Each of the subtests can be administered independently or in any combination. Total test administration time is just under two hours. The subtests also can be administered untimed to yield criterion-referenced performance information.

The test is organised into four grade-specific levels:
Level 1 for grades 3–4
Level 2 for grades 5–6
Level 3 for grades 7–8
Level 4 for grades 9–12

Each level has two forms: Form A norms (Aug.-Dec.) and Form B norms (Jan.–July).

Survey Test
The survey test is a single, brief version of the comprehensive test comprised of a math subtest and verbal subtest, each of which is a 25-minute timed instrument. The subtests can be administered together or independently and are appropriate for grades 3–12 and adults.

REPORT OPTIONS

BASI Comprehensive Test Reports
Student Summary Report
A one-page report that summarises the student’s performance by skills composite, subtest and learning objectives.

A parent’s report is included with each student report. The parent’s report graphs percentile scores and includes a space for written comments.

New – the BASI College Report
A free, optional report available for level 4 of the BASI Comprehensive version, the College Report shows how a student’s BASI scores compare to the scores of a census-matched national sample at the student’s grade level, and two samples of college students:

1. Those in their first year at a two-year community college

2. Those in their first year at a four-year college or university

Percentile rank scores for the BASI subtests (Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Language Mechanics, Maths Computation, and Maths Application) and BASI composites (Reading Total, Written Language Total, and Maths Total) indicate what percentage of the national sample the student scored as well as or better than. The student’s Growth Scale Value (GSV) scores for these six subtests and three composites are also reported, as are the corresponding GSV scores for the two college comparison samples. In addition to the college students’ average GSV scores, the range of the middle 50% of scores for each sample is shown.

Adult Summary Report

A one-page report that summarises an adult’s performance by skills composite, subtest, and learning objectives.

Summary Report

Summarises a student or adult’s performance on the maths and/or verbal subtests. This report is available for the entire Survey test or for either the maths or verbal subtests.

Q Local Software

Q Local is a flexible, powerful scoring and reporting software tool that allows the clinician to administer and score the BASI as well as more than 30 other Pearson assessments. More about Q Local 

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