Battelle Developmental Inventory 2nd Edition Normative Update (BDI-2 NU)
Batelle Developmental Inventory Second Edition Normative Update (BDI-2 NU) Author Jean Newborg, 2004 Source Available for purchase at Hough Mifflin Harcourt: https://www.hmhco.com/search/shop?term=battelle%20developmental%20inventory&programName=battelle%20developmental%20inventory%20(bdi) Or through Nelson Assessment: http://www.nelson.com/assessment/clinical-bdi-2.html Costs (booklets, forms, kit) The BDI-2 NU Premium Complete Kit can cost up to $1,368 and includes test item books, examiner’s manual, stimulus book, presentation cards, complete record forms, workbooks, screening test item book with screening test record forms, screening presentation cards, screening stimulus book, complete set of BDI-2 manipulatives, and a blue canvas carrying case. All of these items can also be purchased individually. Purpose BDI-2 NU is an assessment tool that screens and evaluates early childhood developmental milestones through 5 domains and 13 subdomains. This assessment determines the child’s strengths and needs in personal-social, adaptive, motor, communication, and cognitive skill sets. The Normative Update was created to accommodate demographic changes of the U.S. population. No changes were made to the test structure,…
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Guidelines for Critical Review of Tests & Measures Descriptive Information Title, Edition, Dates of Publication and Revision* Batelle Developmental Inventory Second Edition (BDI 2) Author (s) Jean Newborg, 2004 Source (publisher or distributor, address) Available for purchase at Hough Mifflin Harcourt http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/Battelle-Developmental-Inventory-BDI2/id/924573 Costs (booklets, forms, kit)* ~$1,200 for the initial kit and manipulatives, electronic kits also available Purpose* Comprehensive developmental assessment for infants and young children. Type of Test (eg, screening, evaluative; interview, observation, Check list or inventory)* Evaluative Target Population and Ages* Birth- 7 years and 11 months old Time Requirements – Administration and Scoring* Can be 1- >3 hours depending on the child and the age Test Administration Administration One examiner can perform, but easier to perform with at least 2 people. Can also be done with multiple disciplines at the same time (PT/OT/ST). There are 5 developmental domains in the test, they can be assessed in any…
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2016 Update: The previous blog post information is current and up to date. Article Summary: Devesa, J., Alonso, B., Casteleiro, N., Couto, P., Castañón, B., Zas, E., & Reimunde, P. (2011). Effects of recombinant growth hormone (GH) replacement and psychomotor and cognitive stimulation in the neurodevelopment of GH-deficient (GHD) children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 7, 199–206. http://doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S21403 The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the effect of growth hormone (GH) treatment combined with physical and cognitive therapy in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) who are Growth Hormone deficient (GHD) on neurodevelopment. This study included 11 children 7 boys and 4 girls whose ages range from 3 to 7 years old. Each participant had received cognitive and physical therapy prior to the study. The children included in this study had known GHD and all other pituitary hormone deficiencies had been excluded by blood analysis….
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Descriptive Information -Title: Battelle Developmental Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-2) -Date of publication for second edition: 2004. Initial release: 1984 -Author: Jean Newborg -Source: Available for purchase from the Riverside Publishing Division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/bdi2/pricing.html) -Costs: The cost for the complete testing kit with manipulatives is $1282. The cost for the screener kit alone is $405.70 from the website listed above. -Purpose: The purpose of the inventory is to tract developmental milestones in children. This includes social, communication, motor, adaptive, and cognitive measures. One of the primary uses of the BDI is determining a child’s eligibility for services under IDEA. It is also useful in children up to the age of 8, which represents a wider range of ages than what was previously available prior to the BDI’s release. -Type of Test: Inventory involving interview, observation, and checklists of important developmental markers. -Target Population: Patients aged from…
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