Shapira Y, Harel S
Isr J Med Sci. 1983 Mar;19(3):246-51.
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST), standardized in the USA, is used for the early detection of developmental disabilities. For use in Israel, the DDST required translation into Hebrew and standardization for Israeli children in view of the test's known cultural bias. The sample included 2,248 children between the ages of 2 wk and 6.5 yr, and was stratified by demographic, ethnic and socioeconomic characteristics to approximate a representative cross-section of the Israeli population. The testers were not psychologists but they received special training. Our results revealed significant differences between the norms of the DDST and its Israeli version, mainly in the personal-social items. For 23 test items there was a difference of greater than 20% between the ages at which they were achieved by 50% of Israeli and Denver children, and for 35 items, there was a difference of greater than 20% in the 90th percentile ages in the two groups. Israeli children showed earlier development in language and personal-social items, while the Denver sample showed earlier development in fine and gross motor skills. The time range between the 25th and 90th percentile in many of the items in the Israeli sample was greater than in the Denver sample. There were sufficient differences between the findings in the two groups to justify using the Israeli version for the local population.
丹佛发育筛查测试（DDST）在美国标准化，用于早期发现发育障碍。鉴于该测试已知的文化偏差，在以色列使用时，DDST需要翻译成希伯来语并针对以色列儿童进行标准化。样本包括2248名年龄在2周龄至6.5岁之间的儿童，并按人口统计学、种族和社会经济特征进行分层，以近似以色列人口的代表性横断面。测试人员不是心理学家，但他们接受了特殊培训。我们的结果显示，DDST及其以色列版本的常模之间存在显著差异，主要体现在个人-社会项目上。对于23个测试项目，50%的以色列儿童和丹佛儿童达到这些项目的年龄之间相差超过20%；对于35个项目，两组在第90百分位年龄上相差超过20%。以色列儿童在语言和个人-社会项目上表现出更早的发育，而丹佛样本在精细和粗大运动技能方面表现出更早的发育。以色列样本中许多项目的第25百分位和第90百分位之间的时间范围比丹佛样本更大。两组的研究结果存在足够差异，足以证明在当地人群中使用以色列版本是合理的。
