Site and Scoring Licenses for the Reproduction of ASEBA Forms and Scoring
For any customizations to our standard agreement, please note that there may be a $250 “License customization fee” depending on the significance of the changes requested. Fee will be charged at the sole discretion of the licensor.
All ASEBA forms, profiles, templates, software, DVDs, videos, audiotapes, Manuals, and Guides are copyrighted and must not be reproduced or altered without written permission from the copyright owner.
The copyrights provide legal protection against unauthorized reproduction and alteration of the copyrighted materials. Violation of copyrights is punishable by fines up to $100,000, plus civil penalties.
If you wish to reproduce our forms in order to reduce costs for a large number of forms, you may apply to us for a large-volume discount or a student discount by providing the specific purposes for which the forms will be used and the number of copies of each form and other materials that you wish to order at one time.
Besides violating copyright law, altered versions of the rating forms are apt to produce invalid data, because they would differ from the forms with which the normative, validity, reliability, and multicultural data were obtained. Data obtained with altered forms would also lack comparability with the many studies that have used the standard forms.
Although we are occasionally asked for permission to reprint or alter our forms, we have learned that the disadvantages usually outweigh the advantages for all concerned. Even when the alterations involve only changes of typestyle or format, these may have unanticipated effects on the respondents. Furthermore, changes that are inadvertent or seem insignificant can have unfortunate effects. As an example, in the Ontario Child Health Study of several thousand children, the definition of the 0 score for CBCL problem items was changed from Not true to Never or not true. This slight change was not noticed by the researchers until after the data had been collected and analyzed, yielding considerably higher problem scores for children in Ontario than in the U.S. When the change in wording was noticed, an experimental comparison was made between responses by Ontario parents receiving the original CBCL wording versus parents receiving the altered wording that included the word never. This comparison showed that inclusion of the word never produced significantly fewer scores of 0 and significantly higher scores overall (Woodward et al., 1989, J. Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 30, 919-924).
Another problem with copied or altered forms is that others may use or copy them without realizing that they are not the standard forms and that they are violating copyright law, as well as obtaining invalid data.
Data obtained with subsets of ASEBA items would not be comparable to the normative, reliability, validity, and multicultural data obtained with the standard set of items. The results obtained with subsets of items would also differ from the results obtained with the standard sets of items that have been used in thousands of studies.
Possible Exceptions:
If you wish to apply for a Site or Scoring License to reproduce our forms, please fill out the appropriate Application Form, as specified below:
The application process is as follows:
The quote and agreement development process typically takes a couple of days to a week depending on whether we need additional information from you. The cycle time to receive a fully-executed agreement and requested measurement depends on how quickly you return the signature page and make payment in full. Payment terms are net 30 days.
For any customizations to our standard agreement, please note that there may be a $250 “License customization fee” depending on the significance of the changes requested. Fee will be charged at the sole discretion of the licensor.
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Download the Site License Application (MS Word®)
In the file download box, click on “open” (Note: If you have an earlier version of Internet Explorer or use another browser, you may need to first “save” the form on your PC and then open it from the saved location.)
If you want to save a copy on your PC, click on “file” on the browser menu bar and then save the form to the folder of your choice.
(Note: You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader® to open this form.)
Download the Scoring License Application (MS Word®)
In the file download box, click on “open” (Note: If you have an earlier version of Internet Explorer or use another browser, you may need to first “save” the form on your PC and then open it from the saved location.)
If you want to save a copy on your PC, click on “file” on the browser menu bar and then save the form to the folder of your choice.
Standard Aseba Scoring Options For Site Licenses
When preparing your project, it is important to plan ahead for scoring your data. ASEBA offers several products to accurately produce ASEBA scores. Standard options 1-4 below are all available from our Catalog.
Option 1: ASEBA-Web
Similar to the ASEBA-PC modules but available over the web. Has the convenience of an informant site that allows informants to complete the forms over the web. SCICA and TOF are not available on ASEBA-Web.
Option 2: ASEBA-PC
We strongly recommend that you score data from ASEBA forms using ASEBA-PC, our rigorously tested scoring software. The easiest way to use ASEBA-PC for scoring is to plan to enter the responses from your paper forms directly into ASEBA-PC. ASEBA-Network gives simultaneous access for multiple users.
What to purchase:
One ASEBA-PC module for each age group (each sold separately or a combined module for all ages):
Option 3: Hand-scored profiles:
You can score forms individually using paper hand-scored profiles. Total scores, T-scores, and/or percentiles from each completed paper profile must be manually transferred into the software application of your choice for eventual analyses. Hand-scoring is available only for current ASEBA forms, excluding the DOF. Hand-scored profiles do not have the multicultural norms or the new 2007 scales for School-Age, the new 2010 scale for Preschool forms, nor the new 2015 scales for the Adult forms.
What to purchase (refer to our catalog for details; current versions only):
Non-standard Scoring For Aseba Forms
We strongly recommend that you select one of the standard scoring options above for your data. However, in some situations, our standard options may not fit a non-ASEBA scoring model. To score ASEBA forms using a non-ASEBA scoring model, you must apply for a Scoring License. Please call our Customer Service staff at (802)656-5130 to discuss your best option and determine whether you need to apply for a scoring license.
Resources available for non-ASEBA scoring:
Sold separately: Electronic T-score lookup tables for all age/gender groups available in Excel® format. (Prices are on the Scoring License application)