General Information

The Burk's Behavior Rating Scale (BBRS) for Preschoolers and Kindergartners is a downward extension of Burk's Behavior Rating Scale for children, grades 1-9. It includes 105 items that identify patterns of behavior problems. A parent or teacher indicates on a 5-point response scale how often the behavior is seen in the child being evaluated. The BBRS can be used as an aid to differential diagnosis.

Number of Versions:	2
Version:	Preschool and Kindergarten
Author(s):	Harold F. Burks
Date of Publication:	1977
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Available
Time to Administer:	15-20 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	Yes

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Aggression, Anger
Population for which designed:	Grade Level: Preschool to Kindergarten
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Parent, Teacher
Subtests and Scores:	Excessive Self-Blame, Excessive Anxiety, Excessive Withdrawal, Excessive Dependency, Poor Ego Strength, Poor Physical Strength, Poor Coordination, Poor Intellectuality, Poor Attention, Poor Impulse Control, Poor Reality Contact, Poor Sense of Identity, Excessive Sense of Persecution, Excessive Aggressiveness, Excessive Resistance, Poor Social Conformity
Number of Items:	105
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	337
Population:	Not reported by author(s).
Culture/ethnicity:	Caucasian, Other
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	Not assessed

Validity: 

Criterion validity data has not been presented or published in study.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	Masters Degree
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Western Psychological Services

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Burks, Harold F., Ph.D. (1996). Burks' Behavior Rating Scales: Manual. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
Other Reference(s):	Asher, R. A., & Wakefield, J. A. (1990). The relationship between parents' personality and their ratings of their preschool children's behaviors. Personality Individual Differerences, 11 (11), 1131-1136. Wright, D., & Piersel, W. C. (1992). Components of variance in behavior ratings from parents and teachers. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 10, 310-318.
	Reviewed in the Buros Institute, Mental Measurements Yearbook. http://www.unl.edu/buros/

Contact

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City:	Los Angeles
State:	CA
Zip:	90025-1251
Phone:	(800) 648-8857
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Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  August 2006