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The
Cha
lleng
es o
f Con
duct
ing
Chi
ld
Ass
essm
ents
in a
Hom
e En
viro
nmen
t w
ith L
ay In
terv
iew
ers
Am
anda
Mee
han
and
Lesl
ie E
ricks
onM
ay 2
007
2
Ove
rvie
w
!C
halle
nges
of a
dapt
ing
child
ass
essm
ents
to b
e co
nduc
ted
in a
hom
e en
viro
nmen
t
!R
ecru
iting
fiel
d in
terv
iew
ers
(FIs
) to
cond
uct c
hild
as
sess
men
ts
!D
evel
opin
g ch
ild a
sses
smen
t tra
inin
g
!M
onito
ring
data
qua
lity
!Le
sson
s Le
arne
d
3
Expe
rienc
e w
ith u
sing
Chi
ld A
sses
smen
ts
!R
TI s
tudi
es th
at in
clud
e ch
ild a
sses
smen
ts:
!Ea
rly C
hild
hood
Lon
gitu
dina
l Stu
dy B
irth
Coh
ort (
ECLS
-B) �
Spon
sore
d by
Nat
iona
l Cen
ter f
or E
duca
tion
Stat
istic
s
!N
atio
nal S
tudy
of C
hild
and
Ado
lesc
ent W
ell-B
eing
(NSC
AW)
�Sp
onso
red
by A
dmin
istra
tion
on C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
!C
hild
and
Fam
ily W
ell-B
eing
Stu
dy (C
FW) �
Spon
sore
d by
N
atio
nal I
nstit
ute
of C
hild
Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Dev
elop
men
t
!Lo
s An
gele
s Fa
mily
and
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d Su
rvey
(LA
Fans
) �Sp
onso
red
by R
and
Cor
pora
tion
4
Hom
e-B
ased
Chi
ld A
sses
smen
ts
!C
hild
ass
essm
ents
wer
e in
itial
ly d
evel
oped
to b
e co
nduc
ted
by c
linic
ians
in c
ontro
lled
setti
ngs.
!Tr
ends
in s
urve
y re
sear
ch s
how
a c
hang
e in
this
tra
ditio
nal m
etho
d of
con
duct
ing
child
ass
essm
ents
.
!In
crea
sing
ly, s
urve
y re
sear
ch s
tudi
es a
re re
quiri
ng
that
chi
ld a
sses
smen
ts ta
ke p
lace
in a
hom
e en
viro
nmen
t.
5
Cha
lleng
es In
Usi
ng C
hild
Ass
essm
ents
in
Hom
e En
viro
nmen
ts
!A
dmin
istra
tion
mod
e ch
alle
nges
!A
sses
smen
t cop
yrig
hts
!D
evel
opm
ent t
ime
for i
nstru
men
ts a
nd tr
aini
ng
mat
eria
ls
!D
evel
opin
g a
train
ing
plan
to tr
ain
lay
inte
rvie
wer
s to
co
nduc
t chi
ld a
sses
smen
ts w
ithou
t com
prom
isin
g qu
ality
relia
bilit
y an
d va
lidity
of m
easu
res
6
Adm
inis
tratio
n M
ode
Cha
lleng
es
!Th
e ch
osen
chi
ld a
sses
smen
t adm
inis
tratio
n m
ode
shou
ld ta
ke
into
acc
ount
oth
er d
utie
s pe
rform
ed b
y FI
.
!C
hild
ass
essm
ent a
dmin
istra
tion
shou
ld b
e si
mpl
ified
whe
re
poss
ible
with
out s
acrif
icin
g re
liabi
lity
and
valid
ity o
f the
mea
sure
!If
FIs
are
com
plet
ing
mul
tiple
task
s do
not
ove
rbur
den
them
with
mak
ing
the
child
ass
essm
ent a
dmin
istra
tion
com
plic
ated
.
!D
ata
qual
ity s
houl
d be
a fa
ctor
whe
n de
term
inin
g th
e ad
min
istra
tion
mod
e.
7
Ass
essm
ent C
opyr
ight
s
!N
eed
to g
et p
ublis
her p
erm
issi
on to
use
chi
ld a
sses
smen
ts,
whi
ch m
ay b
e co
stly
!D
eter
min
e ot
her t
ools
are
nee
ded
othe
r tha
n ch
ild a
sses
smen
t ea
sel(
i.e.:
inst
ruct
ion
man
uals
, sc
orin
g sh
eets
)
!D
eter
min
e ad
min
istra
tion
or u
sage
fees
!D
eter
min
e if
asse
ssm
ent i
s av
aila
ble
in o
ther
lang
uage
s be
side
s En
glis
h
!Al
low
eno
ugh
time
in p
roje
ct s
ched
ule
for a
ppro
val d
elay
s
8
Prep
arat
ion
Tim
e to
Impl
emen
t Stu
dy
!A
llow
for e
noug
h pr
epar
atio
n tim
e to
impl
emen
t stu
dy
desi
gn.
!D
evel
op d
etai
led
proj
ect s
ched
ule
and
train
ing
plan
.
!Tr
aini
ng p
lan
shou
ld a
ccou
nt fo
r the
exp
erie
nce
leve
l(s) o
f you
r fie
ld in
terv
iew
ers
9
Exam
ples
of A
sses
smen
ts U
sed
at R
TI
!P
eabo
dy P
ictu
re V
ocab
ular
y Te
st!
Cog
nitiv
e vo
cabu
lary
test
to m
easu
re re
cept
ive
voca
bula
ry a
nd a
scr
eeni
ng te
st o
f ver
bal a
bilit
y.
!P
reLA
S !
Asse
ss o
ral l
angu
age
prof
icie
ncy
in y
oung
chi
ldre
n
!B
ayle
y In
fant
Neu
rode
velo
pmen
tal S
cree
ner (
BIN
S)
!C
ogni
tive
asse
ssm
ent t
hat s
cree
ns in
fant
s fo
r ne
urol
ogic
al im
pairm
ent o
r dev
elop
men
tal d
elay
10
Exam
ples
of A
sses
smen
ts U
sed
at R
TI (c
ont.)
!Ka
ufm
an B
rief I
ntel
ligen
ce T
est (
K-BI
T)
!M
easu
res
cogn
itive
ver
bal a
nd n
on-v
erba
l ass
essm
ent
!Ba
ttelle
Dev
elop
men
tal I
nven
tory
(BD
I)!
Mea
sure
s pe
rson
al-s
ocia
l, ad
aptiv
e, m
otor
, co
mm
unic
atio
n, a
nd c
ogni
tive
abilit
y
!W
oodc
ock-
John
son
!M
easu
res
gene
ral i
ntel
lect
ual a
bilit
y, s
peci
fic c
ogni
tive
abilit
ies,
sch
olas
tic a
ptitu
de, o
ral l
angu
age,
and
ac
adem
ic a
chie
vem
ent
11
Rec
ruiti
ng F
ield
Inte
rvie
wer
s to
Con
duct
C
hild
Ass
essm
ents
!D
eter
min
e sk
ill s
et n
eede
d or
requ
ired
by F
I.
!W
hat e
duca
tiona
l bac
kgro
und
is n
eede
d by
FI?
!W
hat o
ther
dut
ies
will
FI n
eed
to p
erfo
rm in
add
ition
to
child
ass
essm
ent (
i.e. i
n-pe
rson
trac
ing,
refu
sal
conv
ersi
on, c
ondu
ct o
ther
type
s of
inte
rvie
ws
with
pa
rent
s/ch
ild g
iver
s)?
!Is
the
stud
y lo
ngitu
dina
l?
!W
hat i
s th
e bu
dget
ed p
ay ra
te?
12
Pros
and
Con
s of H
iring
a M
ore
Expe
rienc
ed F
I R
egar
dles
s of
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
Bac
kgro
und
Pro
s
!S
trong
at c
onta
ctin
g an
d lo
catin
g re
spon
dent
s
!S
trong
at c
onve
rting
refu
sals
!Ty
pica
lly w
ork
on a
var
iety
of
rese
arch
stu
dies
and
are
tra
inab
le
!C
an d
evel
op a
goo
d ra
ppor
t with
re
spon
dent
s an
d w
ork
hard
to
get t
heir
foot
in th
e do
or
!G
ood
at m
ulti-
task
ing
Con
s
!O
ften
do n
ot h
ave
a sp
ecifi
c ba
ckgr
ound
in c
hild
hood
ed
ucat
ion
or in
con
duct
ing
child
as
sess
men
ts
!S
ome
may
lack
rapp
ort t
o w
ork
with
chi
ldre
n
!E
xtra
trai
ning
tim
e is
nee
ded
to
train
FIs
to w
ork
with
m
anip
ulat
ives
use
d in
chi
ld
asse
ssm
ents
13
Pros
and
Con
s of H
iring
Inex
perie
nced
FI w
ith
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
Bac
kgro
und
Pros
!Fa
milia
r with
chi
ld
asse
ssm
ents
and
thei
r in
tent
ion
!D
o no
t nee
d as
muc
h tra
inin
g in
how
to c
ondu
ct c
hild
as
sess
men
ts
!St
rong
rapp
ort w
ith c
hild
ren
!U
nder
stan
d sc
orin
g co
ncep
ts
of c
hild
ass
essm
ent
Con
s
!N
o di
rect
exp
erie
nce
with
ho
useh
old
inte
rvie
win
g te
chni
ques
!N
o st
rong
trac
ing
or re
fusa
l co
nver
sion
ski
lls
!Ex
perie
nce
may
lead
them
to
ques
tion
and
inte
rpre
t chi
ld
asse
ssm
ent r
esul
ts in
way
s th
at w
ould
affe
ct th
e re
liabi
lity
and
valid
ity o
f the
m
easu
re
14
Trai
ning
Des
ign
!N
eed
ampl
e tim
e to
dev
elop
det
aile
d tra
inin
g m
ater
ials
!C
hoos
e tra
inin
g te
chni
ques
that
sho
w th
e be
st w
ay to
ad
min
iste
r ass
essm
ents
!A
llow
eno
ugh
time
for t
horo
ugh
train
ing
and
certi
ficat
ion
15
Trai
ning
App
roac
hes
!H
ome
stud
y pr
actic
e
!In
-per
son
lect
ure
!C
hild
ass
essm
ent d
emon
stra
tion
with
trai
ners
or w
ith
child
!V
ideo
dem
onst
ratio
ns
!H
ands
-on
prac
tice
at tr
aini
ng (r
ound
-robi
n an
d pa
ired
prac
tice)
!S
tudy
Hal
l
16
Chi
ld A
sses
smen
t Cer
tific
atio
ns
!S
tudi
es th
at u
se c
hild
ass
essm
ents
are
com
plex
.
!C
ertif
icat
ions
do
two
thin
gs:
1.H
elp
inte
rvie
wer
s to
feel
com
forta
ble
cond
uctin
g as
sess
men
ts, a
nd
2.R
eass
ure
proj
ect s
taff
that
FIs
can
con
duct
as
sess
men
ts a
ccor
ding
to p
roje
ct p
roto
cols
.
!C
ompr
ehen
sive
cer
tific
atio
ns w
ill im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
of
dat
a in
the
field
.
17
Dev
elop
ing
Cer
tific
atio
ns
!C
hild
Ass
essm
ent e
xper
t nee
ded
to c
ertif
y tra
inin
g te
am
!N
eed
thor
ough
inst
ruct
ions
and
mat
eria
ls
!In
clud
e al
l ass
essm
ents
bei
ng a
dmin
iste
red
!A
gend
a m
ust i
nclu
de s
uffic
ient
tim
e fo
r cer
tific
atio
ns
and
re-c
ertif
icat
ions
18
Exam
ple
of C
hild
Ass
essm
ent C
ertif
icat
ion
Que
stio
nsC
ER
TIF
IER
S:
SAY
: W
e w
ill b
egin
with
the
Lan
guag
e an
d L
itera
cy s
ectio
ns. Y
ou w
ill p
rete
nd th
at I
am
th
e ch
ild. A
dmin
iste
r th
e ite
ms
usin
g th
e ea
sel a
nd th
e la
ptop
her
e, ju
st a
s w
e do
in
the
field
.
A.
LL
30
FI S
HO
ULD
: SW
EEP
HA
ND
IN C
IRC
ULA
R M
OTI
ON
AR
OU
ND
TH
E PA
GE
AN
D
SAY:
Poi
nt to
dre
ssin
g.
CE
RT
IFIE
R: P
OIN
T T
O Q
UA
DR
AN
T 2
(LE
AV
ING
)
FI S
HO
ULD
EN
TER
2
�CH
ILD
PO
INTS
TO
QU
AD
RA
NT
2 (L
EAV
ING
)�,
SCO
RE
(CIR
CLE
YES
OR
NO
FO
R E
AC
H IT
EM A
ND
EN
TER
SC
OR
E):
C
ircle
One
En
ter S
cor e
1.
Adm
inis
tere
d ite
m v
erba
tim (1
PO
INT
).....
......
......
......
......
......
......
.Yes
.....
No
......
......
..__
____
2.
Swep
t han
d in
circ
ular
mot
ion
with
out s
topp
ing
or li
nger
ing
on a
ny o
ne re
spon
se (1
PO
INT
)....
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
..Yes
.....
No
......
......
..__
____
3.
Prop
erly
ent
ered
resp
onse
(1 P
OIN
T).
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
..Yes
.....
No
......
......
..__
____
B.
LL
33
FI S
HO
ULD
: SW
EEP
HA
ND
IN A
CIR
CU
LAR
MO
TIO
N A
RO
UN
D T
HE
RES
PON
SE A
REA
AN
DSA
Y: P
oint
to fr
uit.
CE
RT
IFIE
R: J
UST
LO
OK
AT
PIC
TU
RE
S. D
O N
OT
SA
Y A
NY
TH
ING
. IF
FI P
RO
MPT
S (R
EPE
AT
S IT
EM
), D
O N
OT
SA
Y A
NY
TH
ING
AG
AIN
.
FI S
HO
ULD
EN
TER
�7
CH
ILD
DO
ES N
OT
RES
PON
D�
19
Mon
itorin
g th
ose
FIs W
ho S
trugg
le w
ith
Pass
ing
Cer
tific
atio
n
!S
igni
fican
t mon
ey a
nd ti
me
go in
to re
crui
ting
and
train
ing
staf
f.
!If
an F
I is
stru
gglin
g or
can
not p
ass
certi
ficat
ion
othe
r op
tions
afte
r tra
inin
g ca
n be
impl
emen
ted.
!FI
s ca
n be
giv
en a
dditi
onal
pra
ctic
e an
d re
-cer
tifie
d by
th
eir s
uper
viso
r afte
r tra
inin
g.
!FI
s ca
n sh
adow
oth
er F
Is to
feel
com
forta
ble
cond
uctin
g as
sess
men
ts.
20
Mai
ntai
ning
Dat
a Q
ualit
y
!M
onito
r dat
a qu
ality
repo
rts a
nd te
leph
one
verif
icat
ion
resu
lts
!R
evie
w C
ompu
ter A
udio
Rec
ordi
ng In
terv
iew
(CA
RI)
files
!R
evie
w d
ata
cons
iste
ncy
chec
ks
!O
bser
ve in
terv
iew
ers
in th
e fie
ld
!S
end
out d
ata
qual
ity n
ewsl
ette
rs to
all
field
sta
ff
!Fo
llow
-up
with
FIs
ofte
n on
dat
a qu
ality
issu
es
21
Oth
er T
hing
s to
Con
side
r
!S
corin
g of
chi
ld a
sses
smen
ts
!D
evel
opin
g tra
inin
g vi
deos
22
Less
ons L
earn
ed
!R
ecru
iting
and
Hiri
ng: C
hild
ass
essm
ent e
xper
ienc
e is
no
t nec
essa
ry
!Tr
aini
ng m
ater
ials
mus
t be
clea
r to
a la
yper
son
!C
ertif
icat
ion
is a
crit
ical
com
pone
nt to
the
train
ing
proc
ess
!K
eep
com
preh
ensi
ve re
cord
s of
cer
tific
atio
n an
d fie
ld
oper
atio
n gu
idan
ce to
dem
onst
rate
qua
lity.
!M
onito
r dat
a qu
ality
car
eful
ly o
nce
in th
e fie
ld
23
Chi
ld A
sses
smen
t Ref
eren
ces
!P
eabo
dy P
ictu
re V
ocab
ular
y Te
st (P
PVT
) �D
unn
& D
unn,
199
7, P
ears
on A
sses
smen
ts.
!P
reLA
S 20
00 �
Dun
can
& D
eAvi
la, 2
003,
C
TB/M
cGra
w-H
ill.
!B
ayle
y In
fant
Neu
rode
velo
pmen
tal S
cree
ner (
BIN
S) �
Ayl
war
d, 1
995,
Har
cour
t Ass
essm
ent.
24
Chi
ld A
sses
smen
t Ref
eren
ces (
cont
.)
!K
aufm
an B
rief I
ntel
ligen
ce T
est (
K-B
IT) �
Kau
fman
19
90, P
ears
on A
sses
smen
ts.
!B
atte
lle D
evel
opm
enta
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