Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old Infants
Remote methods for data collection allow us to quickly collect large amounts of data, offering several advantages as compared to in-lab administration. We investigated the applicability of an online assessment of motor, cognitive, and communicative development in 4-month-old infants based on several...
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| author | Corinna Gasparini Barbara Caravale Valentina Focaroli Melania Paoletti Giulia Pecora Francesca Bellagamba Flavia Chiarotti Serena Gastaldi Elsa Addessi |
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| description | Remote methods for data collection allow us to quickly collect large amounts of data, offering several advantages as compared to in-lab administration. We investigated the applicability of an online assessment of motor, cognitive, and communicative development in 4-month-old infants based on several items of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 3rd edition (BSID-III). We chose a subset of items which were representative of the typical developmental achievements at 4 months of age and that we could administer online with the help of the infant’s caregiver using materials which were easily available at home. Results showed that, in a sample of infants tested live (N = 18), the raw scores of the BSID-III were significantly correlated with the raw scores of a subset of items corresponding to those administered to a sample of infants tested online (N = 53). Moreover, for the “online” participants, the raw scores of the online assessment did not significantly differ from the corresponding scores of the “live” participants. These findings suggest that the online assessment was to some extent comparable to the live administration of the same items, thus representing a viable opportunity to remotely evaluate infant development when in-person assessment is not possible. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4f496310c2b4140b8ee5b77bff1eaef2023-11-24T00:47:53ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-03-019342410.3390/children9030424Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old InfantsCorinna Gasparini0Barbara Caravale1Valentina Focaroli2Melania Paoletti3Giulia Pecora4Francesca Bellagamba5Flavia Chiarotti6Serena Gastaldi7Elsa Addessi8Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, ItalyUnità di Primatologia Cognitiva e Centro Primati, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 16/b, 00197 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, ItalyUnità di Primatologia Cognitiva e Centro Primati, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 16/b, 00197 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, ItalyCenter for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyUnità di Primatologia Cognitiva e Centro Primati, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 16/b, 00197 Rome, ItalyUnità di Primatologia Cognitiva e Centro Primati, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 16/b, 00197 Rome, ItalyRemote methods for data collection allow us to quickly collect large amounts of data, offering several advantages as compared to in-lab administration. We investigated the applicability of an online assessment of motor, cognitive, and communicative development in 4-month-old infants based on several items of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 3rd edition (BSID-III). We chose a subset of items which were representative of the typical developmental achievements at 4 months of age and that we could administer online with the help of the infant’s caregiver using materials which were easily available at home. Results showed that, in a sample of infants tested live (N = 18), the raw scores of the BSID-III were significantly correlated with the raw scores of a subset of items corresponding to those administered to a sample of infants tested online (N = 53). Moreover, for the “online” participants, the raw scores of the online assessment did not significantly differ from the corresponding scores of the “live” participants. These findings suggest that the online assessment was to some extent comparable to the live administration of the same items, thus representing a viable opportunity to remotely evaluate infant development when in-person assessment is not possible.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/3/424infantsonline assessmentdevelopmentBayley ScalesCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Corinna Gasparini Barbara Caravale Valentina Focaroli Melania Paoletti Giulia Pecora Francesca Bellagamba Flavia Chiarotti Serena Gastaldi Elsa Addessi Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old Infants Children infants online assessment development Bayley Scales COVID-19 |
| title | Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old Infants |
| title_full | Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old Infants |
| title_fullStr | Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old Infants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old Infants |
| title_short | Online Assessment of Motor, Cognitive, and Communicative Achievements in 4-Month-Old Infants |
| title_sort | online assessment of motor cognitive and communicative achievements in 4 month old infants |
| topic | infants online assessment development Bayley Scales COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/3/424 |
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