📝 Clinical Assessment

Brigance Format Age Calculator

Calculate chronological age in BRIGANCE Assessment format: Years and Months only, with days rounded to the nearest month (≥ 16 days rounds up). Required for BRIGANCE III Standardised Screens and Early Childhood Complete Assessment System.

BRIGANCE Format — Chronological Age
—years—months
—Partial days (before rounding)
—Month rounded?
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BRIGANCE vs Pearson age format — key differences

FeaturePearson FormatBRIGANCE Format
PrecisionYears–Months–DaysYears–Months only
Days handlingExact day count includedDays rounded (≥16 → round up 1 month)
Typical testsWechsler, KTEA, BASC, CELFBRIGANCE III, BRIGANCE EC
Score lookupUses exact Y-M-D for norms tableUses age in whole months for grid lookup

BRIGANCE rounding example

1
Calculate exact age: 5 years, 3 months, 18 days
2
18 days ≥ 16 → round up 1 month
3
BRIGANCE age: 5 years, 4 months
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Always verify against your specific BRIGANCE edition's manual. Some publishers use slightly different conventions.