STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS IN PEDIATRICS Flashcards
What are the 4 aspects of communication ability in a systems review?
✓ affect
✓ cognition
✓ language
✓ learning style
What is a test?
A procedure or set of procedures that is used
to obtain data (measurements); the
procedures may require the use of
instruments
Measurement requires an attribute, property,
dimension or variable to be…
quantified or
qualified
What is an aerobic capacity/ endurance test (definition)?
ability to
perform work or participate in activity over
time
What are anthropometric characteristics?
height, weight, girth and body fat composition
True or False: It is always a PT’s job to assess arousal, attention, and cognition
False: Other disciplines
(psychologists and teachers) usually address these areas in testing but PTs should read reports and document observations
Which test would you use to assess the need for assistive and adaptive devices?
PEDI
Two tests that assess gait, locomotion and balance?
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2),
Bruiniks–Oseretsky Test of
Motor Proficiency BOTMP
pediatricians check for hip dysplasia associated
with hip subluxaction or dislocation…
Barlow and Ortolani tests
What are some of the things you look for with posture screenings?
■ Assess positioning of body in relation to gravity, center of mass, base of support
■ Spinal alignment using posture grids, inclinometer or angle finder (rib hump)
■ Resting and/or dynamic posture
■ Descriptive language gives an image i.e. crouched gait, “C” or “S” curve
■ Immobile children asses posture in all positions
■ Conditions: head and facial asymmetry, flattening of
occiput, scoliosis, kyphosis, torticollis
Which tests assess self-care and home management?
PEDI (Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory),
Canadian,
Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
Which tests assess play and school?
SFA (School Functional Assessment),
Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment,
Neuromotor development is ______________ and
________________ throughout the lifespan.
the acquisition and
evolution of movement
Sensory integration is …
the ability to integrate
information from the environment.
What are the benefits of standardized tests?
• Objectivity • Measurability • Reliability • Enhanced communication among professionals
What are the factors for selecting a test?
- Purpose of the test
- Population to be tested
- Areas or skills needing testing
- Psychometric properties of the test
- Time needed to administer & score
- cost of test
- Qualifications needed to administer and interpret test results
What are the aspects of standardization?
- A uniform testing procedure
- Directions for administration and scoring
- Materials and equipment specified
- Specified testing conditions (instructions, environment, # of trials)
- Guidelines for interpretation
- The MANUAL: an attempt at standardization
What is a discriminative measure?
distinguish between
individuals with and without a specified
characteristic or function
What is an evaluative measure?
monitor progress on
specified attributes, characteristics, or
variables… Measure magnitude of change over time or after treatment
What is instructional planning?
Curriculum based
assessment which is typically developmentally
based which allows the examiner to establish an IEP
What is a norm referenced measures?
compare how one individual’s measurement
compares with respect to measurements from a relevant population (compare the tested individual to “normals” in a category, age group)
At what age do you stop correcting a child’s age?
2 years
What are criterion referenced measures?
measure a child’s development of
particular skills in terms of absolute level of mastery
(compare the child to themselves)
What age uses Milani-Camparetti-Gidoni Motor Developmental
Screening Test?
Birth- 2 years