ASQ 3 At a Glance.pdf
Ages & Stages Questionnaires
Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Third Edition (ASQ-3)
A Parent-Completed Child Monitoring System
AT A GLANCE
| Type of screening | Developmental screening |
|---|---|
| Areas screened | Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving, and Personal Social |
| Age range | 1-66 months |
| Number of questionnaires | 21 |
| Age intervals (in months) | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 30, 33, 36, 42, 48, 54, and 60 |
| Number of items | 30 per questionnaire (6 for each area screened) |
| Sample item | Does your child stack a small block or toy on top of another one? (18-month questionnaire, Fine Motor area) |
| Reading level of items | 4th to 6th grade |
| Who completes it | Parents (professionals may also if they know the child well) |
| Time to complete | 10-15 minutes |
| Who scores it | Professionals (teachers, child care providers, nurses, home visitors, early interventionists, clerical staff, pediatricians) |
| Time to score | 2-3 minutes |
| Scores provided | 5 raw scores, one for each area |
| What the scores tell you | The raw scores are compared to cutoff points for each area, which show whether the child may need further assessment, should be monitored and rescreened, or is doing well. |
| Photocopiable | Yes |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese |
| Training | Not required but encouraged! Training DVDs available for purchase as well as in-person introductory and train-the-trainer seminars through Brookes On Location. |
| Standardization sample | 18,527 questionnaires for 15,138 children from diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds |
| Reliability | Test-retest: .92 (excellent); Inter-rater: .93 (excellent) |
| Validity | .82 to .88 (excellent) |
| Sensitivity | .86 (excellent) |
| Specificity | .85 (excellent) |
| Years in development | 30 years |
Authors: Jane Squires, Elizabeth Twombly, Diane Bricker, & LiWanda Potter