By: Jacqueline Munroe

EDPS 660
Conners 3 is a multi-informant (parent/teacher/self)
behaviour rating scale used to:

1) Evaluate symptoms of ADHD and related disorders
(CD, ODD) / provide screener items for Anxiety and
Depression.

2) Features multiple scales to assess problems related
to Executive Functioning, Learning, Aggression, and
Peer/Family Relationships.

3) Make decisions pertaining to clinical diagnosis,
education eligibility, intervention planning/monitoring,
or for screening purposes.


Conners 3 is used on individuals aged 6-18.

Parents/teachers may rate youth aged 6-18,
youth who are 8-18 may do self-reports.

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Full Length
Conners 3
Short Forms
Conners 3-S
Index Forms(ADHD
Index/Global
Index)
Conners 3-AI
Conners 3-GI
Conners 3-P
Parent Forms
Conners 3-T
Teacher Forms
Conners-SR
Self-Report
Forms
Scales link to ADHD, ODD, CD,
clinical DSM criteria as well as
Executive Functioning,
Learning, Aggression,
and Peer/Family
Relation issues.


IDEA 2004
Domains Based
DSM-IV-
TR
Criteria
Scoring feature link
assessment result to
areas of disability
eligibility (IDEA, 2004).
Domains and subcategories created
from ADHD research and referrals;
behavioural, emotional, social,
academic/cognitive, and other.

Conners 3
Constructs
Learning Problems:
Difficultty in
performing
academically
Hyperactivity/
Impulsivity: difficulty
sitting still ,
Restless/ impulsive
Inattention: Poor
concentration and
attention, difficulty
keeping his/her mind
on work, makes
careless mistakes,
easily distracted
Executive
Functioning:Poor
organization, loses
things; difficulty
getting started on
projects.
Peer/Family Relations:
Difficulty with
relationships, poor
social
connections; seems to
be unaccepted by
group
Aggression:
Physically and/or
verbally
aggressive;
bullying behavior;
poor control of
anger/aggression
Full length forms 20 minutes 99-115 items
Short forms 10 minutes 41-45 items
Index forms 5 minutes 10 items

Administration Time and Number of Items
to Complete

Flexible Administration (individual, group setting, online, paper pencil
format)


Raters should consider behaviour that has occurred within
the past month when completing a Conners form.

Appropriate raters must know child/adolescent for at least 1
month before completing the Conners 3; however, 2 months
are recommended.

Item Scores


0=Not True At All (Never, Seldom)
1=Just a Little True (Occasionally)
2= Pretty Much True (Often, Quite a bit)
3= Very Much True (Very Often, Very Frequently)




















Very Elevated Score = Many more concerns than are typical.
Elevated Score = More concerns than are typically reported.
Average Score = Average number of concerns.
Low Score = Less concerns than are typically reported.

Caution! T-score cut-offs are guidelines only! T- scores of 57-63 should
be considered borderline. Assessor decide based on multiple sources,
if intervention is necessary.
T-score Percentile Guideline

70+

98+
Very Elevated Score

60-69

84-97

Elevated Score

40-59

16-83

Average Score (Typical
levels of concern)

Less than 40

Less than 16

Low Score

T-scores may be
used to:

1) Compare a
youths
functioning to
same age/gender
peers.

2) Determine
areas of strengths
(lower T-scores)
and weaknesses
(higher T-scores).

3) Integrate
results (across
raters/settings).


T-score
M=50, SD=10
DSM-IV-TR symptoms and symptom counts in
Conners 3, coordinate with DSM-IV-TR as a
diagnostic tool in clinical practice (ADHD)
Results can be interpreted within different
frameworks to suit the assessors purpose
Links to IDEA 2004
Works within an RTI framework
Reports available for data collection
Comprehensive

Overall: Conners 3 is based on over 50
years of ADHD research and practice, is grounded in 3
theoretical frameworks, with solid
psychometric properties.
Conners, K. (2009). Conners 3rd Edition.
Pearson Education Inc.

Sparrow, E. P. (2010). Essentials of Conners
Behaviour Assessements. (A. Kaufman, &
N. Kaufman, Eds.) Hoboken: John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.