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MPQ coauthors John Kamp, PhD, and Martin Sellbom, PhD, answer some frequently asked questions about the newly published Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ).

Q&A with BOT-3 Product Manager, Melinda Cooper

The BOT™-3 is nearly ready to launch! You’ve asked such thoughtful questions about the new test, so we’ve assembled the most common ones, then grouped them by topic to make it easier for you to find the answers you’re seeking.

Links to get more information about the BOT-3 , BOT-3 Brief, and budget-stretching bundling options can be found at the end of this Q&A. Please reach out to your assessment consultant if you have questions we have not covered here.

Over the last ten years, the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley-3), a leading developmental assessment for children ages 1–42 months, has been referenced as an endpoint in 145 clinical trials (Citeline, 2024). Of those, 6.21% have included sites in the Finno-Ugric countries of Estonia, Finland, and Hungary.

It’s been years since educators were taking final exams — but few can forget the (often compounding) feelings of stress about high-stakes tests, blended with mounting excitement about the summer break to follow. But students are all too familiar with these feelings. For example, over 57% of Canadian students feel anxious about failing mathematics, which is higher than the average for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.

Literacy is the cornerstone of academic achievement, career success and lifelong learning. Yet, despite its undeniable importance, access to quality reading education remains inequitable, plagued by systemic issues and barriers that can hinder educational opportunities. In many cases, a student’s success is determined by the school they attend or who governs their school board.

The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency™, Third Edition (BOT™-3) is here, so we sat down with authors, Drs. Brett and Bob Bruininks, to talk about the customer- and research-led updates to this widely used motor skills assessment.