Jeffery Graham PSY7610/Test And Measurements
June 15, 2012
Dr. Steven Schneider
Abstract
Table of Contents
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………....3
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..5
Article Summaries………………………………………………………………………………...7
Evaluation of BDI-2………………………………………………………………………………9
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………...………..12
References………………………………………………………………………………………..14
Abstract The Battelle Developmental Inventory – 2nd Edition (BDI-2) is psychoeducational testing instrument used in special education to assess developmental disorders in infants and young children. This paper looks into how the validity, reliability and norms for the BDI-2 were originally developed. The paper also investigates several articles related to the use of the BDI-2, it’s psychometric integrity and properties and validates why the BDI-2 is such a useful tool.
Introduction
The Battelle Developmental Inventory -2 (BDI-2) is a standardized assessment that measures children’s developmental performance across five domains and several sub domains. They are: * Adaptive Domain * Self Care * Personal Responsibility * Personal-Social Domain * Adult Interaction * Peer Interaction * Self-Concept and Social Role * Communication Domain * Receptive Communication * Expressive Communication * Motor Domain * Gross Motor * Fine Motor * Perceptual Motor * Cognitive Domain * Attention and Memory * Reasoning and Academic Skills * Perception and Concepts
Information from the BDI-2 can be used to provide information concerning the child’s progress as well as data used for creating an Individualized Education Program. The BDI-2 consists of observing the child, having the evaluator interact with the child using different manipulatives, i.e. toys, games or structured tasks and a parent interview. During the screening, the
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