Concurrent Validity of the Battelle Developmental Inventory Screening Test

Abstract

The Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) Screening Test is a recently developed, standardized screening tool for use with children from birth to 8 years of age. Although information on the full-scale BDI is becoming available, there is currently little information available on the use of the BDI Screening Test. This study compared the results of the BDI Screening Test to the Denver Developmental Screening Test-Revised (DDST-R) for a population of children with identified handicaps and a population of nonhandicapped children from 6 months to 6 years of age. Fbllow-up to screening was done with a full-scale BDI. The use of the BDI Screening Test in early childhood special education is discussed.

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