Our class will be administering the test at the Children's Learning Center (CLC). We will first visit the CLC 10 different days for observation. We will watch the children, see how they communicate with others, try to guage what "normal" is for them, and let them get used to being around us. After these observation days, we will start testing. Our class will be testing the infant-3 year old age group.
We will be testing the child's motor skills, speech, cognition and other aspects of their development. If the child fails or refuses to do any item on the list that is to the left of their "age line" (a line drawn on the test document that shows where 75-90 percent of children the same age are developmentally) it is considered a delay. If the child refuses or fails an item that falls on the age line, it is considered a caution. The test continues until the child fails 3 items in a row. Any item the child passes to the right of the age line is an area in which the child will be considered advanced.
Once we are done testing, we will write up a report on the child's development. The parent as well as the CLC will receive a copy. It is going to be a lot of work, but I have already learned a lot. I'm excited to start testing and see how it goes!
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ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting. I like that the test actually can label some kids advanced, others not. Would be beneficially in helping the children better the skills they are lacking. Excited to hear your results!
ReplyDeleteI found this very fascinating.The test you are doing in your class will be very beneficial to the kids parents. The test you are doing can help tell if they are slow on learning some things at the right age.
ReplyDeleteI found this very interesting. I have a 3 year old brother and I am always quizzing him to see what he knows. I would find it interesting to see how he would do on this test. Good luck testing and I can't wait to hear about your results.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was very interesting. I am really interested in what your results are! Hopefully the parents can use your test to help them help their children.
ReplyDeleteHey , I thought like everyone else that this would be a very interesting test . But I also had a few questions. you said it would focus on infants to 6 year olds , within that age limit are you testing only one age or several . How do you know what is right to test on those children . I know you wouldn't test a 6 year old the same way you tested the 2 year old so what is the differnces between the test. Also are you putting all children at the same level or do you take into account what the parents also teach the children at home? because I have worked at early learning centers before (ELC) and have noticed that even in the two year olds the boys are differnet then girl , Im not sure if that is because of gender or because the child may be treated differently then another due to its gender. also how much attintion do the children get while they are away from the CLC ? ARE all these things playing into your testing and study or do they just start on the same black slate? Jsut a few questions :) but I love that you get to do these test I cant wait till I can go over and study the children with Family studies Majors :) Good luck on your results let me know how it goes !
ReplyDeleteOkay I'm going to try and answer your questions the best I can but I can probably explain better in person.
ReplyDelete-The test is designed for children infant-6 yrs. Our individual class will be focusing on infants-3 yrs. The nursing students will be focusing on 4-6 yr olds. Each student in our class will administer the test to a different child.
-There is a list of 125(I think) items on the test. The items are on a document kind of like a chart. The very first item start at the bottom left hand corner and is a very basic item(like can they lift their head) and the items move diagonally up the document until they reach the upper right hand corner where the most difficult items are (prepare cereal, define 7 words, etc). Before doing the test you determine how old the child is in months and draw a line down the document where that month is. All of the items that the line runs through are items that 75-90 percent of children that age are able to do. The items are not really gender specific or anything like that. A few examples for a 15 month old child are: use a spoon/fork, scribble on paper, say 6 words, walk backwards, and imitate others. For items like use a spoon/fork, you can ask their teacher/parent if they are able to do that and if the child does it at home you can mark it as a pass.
-We are not observing the children any other time than when they are at CLC. Like I mentioned before, we can ask the parent how they act at home, if they can do certain items, etc. but all of our actual observations will be at the CLC. We are doing 10 observations before doing the actual test which hopefully will get the kids used to being around us and they will be their normal selves.
I am having a lot of fun with it already. Are you taking I/C development in the spring? I am really enjoying it so far and I think you will too. I hope marriage and the family is going well for you. Dr. Chandler is the sweetest professor ever! I hope I answered your questions but if not I will try to answer better in person! :)