NDACAN Measure Details
Battelle Developmental Inventory Screening Test (BDI)
Description:
Designed to assess key developmental skills in children from six months to eight years of age. The BDI (Newborg, J., Stock, J., Wnek, L., Guidubaldi, J., Svinicki, J. Dickson, J., and Markley, A, 1984)is comprised of 96 items assessing the following five domains: Personal-Social Skills (including adult interaction, expression of feelings, self-concept, peer interaction, coping, and social role), Adaptive Behavior (including attention, eating, dressing, toileting and personal responsibility), psychomotor Ability, Communication, and Cognition (including perceptual discrimination, memory, reasoning and academic skills and conceptual development). Sub-domain scores can be computed for Psychomotor Ability (Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills), and Communication (Expressive and Receptive Communication).
Citations
Newborg, J., Stock, J. R., Wnek, L., Guidubaldi, J., Svincki, J., Dickson, J., & Markley, A. (1988). Battelle developmental inventory with recalibrated technical data and norms: Screening test examiner’s manual (2nd ed.). Rolling Meadows, IL: Riverside Publishing. Retrieved from: http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/bdi2/details.htmlNewborg, J., Stock, J.R., Wnek, L., Guidubaldi, J., & Svinicki, J. (1984). Batelle Developmental Inventory: With recalibrated technical data and norms: Examiner's manual. Rolling Meadows, IL: Riverside Publishing.