Gasparini Corinna, Caravale Barbara, Focaroli Valentina, Paoletti Melania, Pecora Giulia, Bellagamba Francesca, Chiarotti Flavia, Gastaldi Serena, Addessi Elsa
Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Degli Apuli 1, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Children (Basel). 2022 Mar 16;9(3):424. doi: 10.3390/children9030424.
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.
远程数据收集方法使我们能够快速收集大量数据，与实验室管理相比具有若干优势。我们基于贝利婴儿发展量表第三版（BSID-III）的若干项目，对4个月大婴儿的运动、认知和沟通发展进行了在线评估的适用性研究。我们选择了一组项目，这些项目代表了4个月大时的典型发展成就，并且我们可以在婴儿看护人的帮助下，利用家中容易获得的材料进行在线管理。结果显示，在现场测试的婴儿样本（N = 18）中，BSID-III的原始分数与在线测试的婴儿样本（N = 53）中对应项目子集的原始分数显著相关。此外，对于“在线”参与者，在线评估的原始分数与“现场”参与者的相应分数没有显著差异。这些发现表明，在线评估在某种程度上与相同项目的现场管理相当，因此当无法进行面对面评估时，代表了一种远程评估婴儿发展的可行机会。
