Measuring Being “Developmentally on Track”
Comparing Direct Assessment and Caregiver Report of Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21615980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nirmala Rao (0000-0002-5695-3156, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Stephanie W Y Chan (0000-0001-8779-1164, University of Hong Kong), Yufen Su (0000-0002-9423-5753, University of Hong Kong), Ben Richards (0000-0002-8809-9097, University of Hong Kong), Claudia Cappa (0000-0003-4636-7652, UNICEF), E Castro (United Nations Children's Fund Kosovo), E Filipa de Castro (UNICEF), Nicole Petrowski (UNICEF) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1013-1035 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Early Education and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1040-9289 • E-ISSN: 1556-6935 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10409289.2021.1928446 |
| OpenAlex | W3169508272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 37 |
Assessment of progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 requires measurement of the proportion of children aged 24 to 59 months developmentally on track in health, learning, and psychosocial well-being (Indicator 4.2.1). UNICEF’s methodological work culminated with the development of the Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030) to measure on track status. To compare direct assessment and caregiver report of early child development, a measure aligned to ECDI2030 – the Early Childhood Development Assessment Scale-Direct Assessment (ECDAS-DA) – was developed and administered to 510 preschoolers aged 36- to 59-months from Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar. Their caregivers completed the Early Childhood Development Assessment Scale-Caregiver Survey (ECDAS-CS) containing items based on the ECDI2030. Research findings: The two measures correlated with each other and were associated with child age, maternal education, and family wealth. ECDAS-DA showed more variability by child age and provided more fine-grained analyses of emerging developmental competencies than ECDAS-CS. Practice or Policy: Given the dearth of pan-culturally appropriate tools, ECDAS-DA can be deployed in longitudinal studies and impact evaluations in low- and middle-income countries
Child development · China · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Geography · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Early Childhood Education and Development · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |