Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Child Dev. 2024 Nov-Dec;95(6):2252-2254. doi: 10.1111/cdev.14135. Epub 2024 Jul 23.
The progress of developmental research demands reliable measurement techniques, yet inconsistency persist across laboratories, subfields, and settings. To address this, the NIH Toolbox for Neurological and Behavioral Function (NIHTB)® has been extended to create a universal assessment for developmental and pediatric communities: The NIH Infant and Toddler ("Baby") Toolbox. Currently undergoing norming in a sample of 2550 children demographically representative of the 2020 U.S. census, the Baby Toolbox is slated for release in late 2024. This paper introduces the Baby Toolbox, details its objectives, development, and technological innovations, describes plans for reliability and norming, and invites researchers to consider the Baby Toolbox in the future studies. Ultimately, this initiative stands to enhance cross-study comparability and advance comprehensive developmental evaluation.
发展研究的进展需要可靠的测量技术，但实验室、子领域和环境之间仍然存在不一致。为了解决这个问题，NIH 神经和行为功能工具包（NIHTB）®已扩展为开发和儿科社区创建一个通用评估：NIH 婴儿和学步儿童（“婴儿”）工具包。目前正在对 2550 名具有 2020 年美国人口普查代表性的儿童样本进行标准化，婴儿工具包计划于 2024 年末发布。本文介绍了婴儿工具包，详细说明了其目标、开发和技术创新，描述了可靠性和标准化计划，并邀请研究人员在未来的研究中考虑使用婴儿工具包。最终，这一举措有望提高跨研究的可比性，并推进全面的发展评估。
