Battelle Developmental Inventory: 2nd Edition

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Battelle Developmental Inventory

The Battelle Developmental Inventory: Teacher Perceptions and Implementation Data

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald B. Bailey ◽  
Pat Vandiviere ◽  
Janice Dellinger ◽  
Duncan Munn
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Implementation Data ◽  
Battelle Developmental Inventory

Qualitative Analysis of a Pediatric Strength Intervention on the Developmental Stepping Movements of Infants with Down Syndrome

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kristi Sayers ◽  
Jo E. Cowden ◽  
Maria Newton ◽  
Barbara Warren ◽  
Bobby Eason
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Gait Analysis ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Early Learning ◽  
Developmental Quotient ◽  
Battelle Developmental Inventory

The purpose of this study was to describe the developmental stepping movements of 5 infants with Down syndrome who participated in a pediatric strength intervention. Pretest and posttest data were collected with the Hawaii Early Learning Profile Strands, Battelle Developmental Inventory, and specially designed gait analysis. An 8-week individualized pediatric strength intervention was implemented according to theoretical principles of progressive interactive facilitation (Cowden, in press). Posttest data and the Snyder-McLean (1987) intervention developmental quotient suggested an increase in the subjects’ rates of motor development during intervention as compared to their lifetime rates prior to intervention. One subject showed increased rate and distance, 2 subjects acquired independent upright locomotion, and 1 subject established independent sitting movements and creeping patterns. One subject was unable to complete the study.

The Usefulness of the Battelle Developmental Inventory Screening Test

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 273-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Page Glascoe ◽  
Karen E. Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Screening Test ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Developmental Screening ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Borderline Intelligence ◽  
Battelle Developmental Inventory

Recent research supporting the effectiveness of early intervention and laws expanding services have increased the demand for accurate developmental screening tests. The Battelle Developmental Inventory Screening Test (BDIST), for children 6 months to 8 years old, has a number of desirable features, including subtests for fine and gross motor, adaptive, personal-social, receptive and expressive language, and cognitive skills; a range cutoff and age-equivalent scores; and national standardization. To assess its accuracy, the BDIST was administered to 104 children 7 to 83 months old, along with several other screening tests and a battery of criterion measures. Tied to 1.5 standard deviations below the mean, BDIST failing scores were moderately sensitive, detecting 75% of the children with developmental problems, such as mental retardation, borderline intelligence, language delays, and learning disabilities. Since 73% of the nonhandicapped children passed the BDIST, the test showed moderate specificity. Children within one month of their birthdays were likely to be over- or underreferred. Although the BDIST needs further research, it is a promising developmental screening instrument. The Receptive Language (RL) subtest, slightly more sensitive than the total BDIST but less specific, takes only a few minutes and thus is useful for prescreening in time-limited settings, such as pediatric practice.

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