About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Mental health and wellbeing, Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1 |
| Subscales | Emotion regulation; School readiness; Social confidence; Family involvement |
| Description | The Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (PreBERS) is a standardized, norm-referenced, 42-item rating scale designed to assess the behavioural and emotional strengths of preschool children. Teachers, parents, psychologists, counsellors, or professionals can use the PreBERS to (1) identify children with limited strengths, (2) target goals for IEPs or IFPs, (3) identify strengths and weaknesses for intervention, (4) document progress. |
| Example | Shows concern for the feelings of others |
| Link | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elizabeth_Allen13/publication/274517921_Confirmatory_Factor_Analysis_of_the_Preschool_Behavioral_and_Emotional_Rating_Scale_PreBERS_With_Preschool_Children_With_Disabilities/links/55b11e8008ae092e964fd8fa/Confirmatory- |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 42 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Multiple |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 10 |
| Age | 3-6 |
| Cost single purchase | $102 |
| Cost per child | $1.60 |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .84-.98 |
| Test retest | After c. 1 month: Teacher, r= [.86,.94]; Parent, r= [.79,.92]; After 3 months: Teachers, r= [.79,.91] |
| Inter-rater reliability | r= [56-.87] |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Bifactor model Chi-square(777)= 4973.16 CFI = .95 TLI= 0.94 RMSEA=0.08 |
| Criterion validity | Significant correlations found between subscales and strengths index (total score), with the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form, r= [-.81,-.45] |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Epstein, M. H., & Synhorst, L. (2008). Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (PreBERS) Examiner's manual. Austin, Texas: Proed. Epstein, M. H., & Synhorst, L. (2008). Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (PreBERS): Test–retest reliability and inter-rater reliability. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(6), 853-862. doi:10.1007/s10826-008-9194-1 Cress, C., Lambert, M. C., & Epstein, M. H. (2015). Factor analysis of the Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale for children in Head Start programs. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34(5), 473–486. doi:10.1177/0734282915617630 Cress, C. J., Epstein, M. H., & Synhorst, L. (2010). Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (PreBERS): Test-retest and inter-rater reliability for children with disabilities. Exceptionality, 18(2), 58–69. doi:10.1080/09362831003673085 |