Denver Developmental Screening Test Norms: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Williams, Phoebe D.; Williams, Arthur R.

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/12.1.39

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“…This finding is supported by previous standardizations and adaptations of DDST and DDST-II, where results have yielded varying ages of acquiring developmental milestones (Bryant et al 1974;Ueda 1978;Solomons 1982;Shapira & Harel 1983;Williams & Williams 1987;Lim et al 1994;Kerfeld et al 1997;Al-Naquib et al 1999;Chikvinidze et al 2003;Gladstone et al 2008). …”

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Developmental screening in context: adaptation and standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test‐II (DDST‐II) for Sri Lankan children

Wijedasa

2011

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General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. AbstractBackground Developmental problems in children can be alleviated to a great extent with early detection and intervention through periodic screening for developmental delays during pre-school ages. Currently, there is no established system for developmental screening of children in Sri Lanka. Although some developmental norms, which are similar to those of Denver Developmental Screening Test-II (DDST-II), have been introduced into the Sri Lankan Child Health Developmental Record (CHDR), those norms have not been standardized to the Sri Lankan child population. The aim of this research was to establish Sri Lankan norms for DDST-II and to test the universal and regional applicability of developmental screening tests by comparing the Sri Lankan norms with the norms of DDST-II and DDST-Singapore norms, the geographically nearest standardization of DDST-II. The norms were also compared with the milestones already available in the CHDR. Methods DDST-II was adapted and standardized on a sample of 4251 Sri Lankan children aged 0-80 months. Thirteen public health nursing sisters were trained to collect the data as part of their routine work. The 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentile ages of acquiring each developmental milestone were then calculated using logistic regression. Results The Denver Developmental Screening Test for Sri Lankan Children (DDST-SL) was created. Most of the established DDST-SL norms were different to the comparable norms in DDST-II, DDST-Singapore and the CHDR. Conclusions In view of the results of the study, it is imperative that developmental screening tests are used in context and are adapted and standardized to the populations in question before utilization.

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Developmental screening in context: adaptation and standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test‐II (DDST‐II) for Sri Lankan children

Wijedasa

2011

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“…For example, Larson and Verma (1999) noted that the amount of time children spend at play increases as their societies make the transition from nonliterate to literate. Other studies have shown that children's participation is influenced by family income, availability of opportunities, values, role models, psychosocial support, family preferences, and quality of child care and training of the child by caregivers (Hopkins & Westra, 1989;Law, 2002;Williams & Williams, 1987) as well as by the objects children come into contact with (Osterweil & Nagango, 1991).…”

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“…Social environment and family routines are basic aspects of culture, and cultures differ in their attitudes toward and expectations of children as well as in their concepts of behaviors and skills to be encouraged and developed in children (Katz, Kizony, & Parush, 2002;Rosenblum, Katz, HahnMarkowitz, Mazor-Karsenty, & Parush, 2000;Williams & Williams, 1987). The literature has emphasized the need to assess the performance of children from different cultural backgrounds, particularly in relation to their everyday functioning (Case-Smith, 1996), to highlight aspects related to their development (Kramer & Hinojosa, 1999;Slavin, Karweit, & Wasik, 1994).…”

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Impact of Culture on Children’s Community Participation in Israel

Engel‐Yeger

Jarus

Law

2007

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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OBJECTIVE. This study compared the participation in activities outside of formal school among Jewish and Druze Israeli children. It also examined the impact of gender and the interaction of culture and gender on participation. METHODS. Participants included 30 Jewish and 30 Druze children ages 8–10 years, who completed the Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE). RESULTS. On most of the scales measured, the Jewish children showed a significantly higher participation level than the Druze children, and the Druze children performed more activities alone. The Jewish children demonstrated a higher enjoyment level than the Druze children on half of the scales. Some scales revealed higher participation by girls than by boys as well as a significant cultural group by gender interaction. CONCLUSION. Culture may have an impact on children’s level of participation in the community. The CAPE was found to be a sensitive tool in elucidating differences between the Druze and Jewish children in community participation.

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“…Maternal education and family income were found to be significantly related to higher scores on a developmental screening test in the Philippines (Williams, 1984). A comparison of child development screening test norms across five geographic settings by Williams and Williams (1987) also found significantly earlier achievement of test items by young children in countries with higher levels of economic development.…”

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Parent Motivation Strategies and the Performance of Preschoolers in a Rural Philippine Municipality

Monteflor¹,

Williams

Williams³

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Early Childhood Educ J

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Although under-investment in children is an identified problem in low-income developing countries (LDC) and the establishment and use of preschools has been advocated as a partial remedy, the readiness of children and parents for preschool in LDC has been little studied. This paper assesses motivational techniques that parents report using with preschool children in a rural Philippine municipality. The purposes of this study were to examine: (a) whether the motivation strategies used by parents are consistent with a ''balanced, holistic approach'' to child development and (b) whether the parentsÕ motivational strategies are associated with school performance. The study suggests some over-weighting by parents of academic achievement, but otherwise more appropriate child-oriented behaviors were observed than reported in some research. Motivation by parents also was associated with preschool performance.

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Denver Developmental Screening Test Norms: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

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Developmental screening in context: adaptation and standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test‐II (DDST‐II) for Sri Lankan children

Developmental screening in context: adaptation and standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test‐II (DDST‐II) for Sri Lankan children

Impact of Culture on Children’s Community Participation in Israel

Parent Motivation Strategies and the Performance of Preschoolers in a Rural Philippine Municipality

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