Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development | Fourth Edition

Audience

This fully on demand training is designed for professionals working within Education or Health environments who are currently a User level A and would like to begin using our User Level B assessments. It is highly recommended for professionals interested in Child Development concerns and are interested in using the Bayley 4, or other User Level B assessments, in their practice.

Course Structure

The training is comprised of three units.  We suggest you allow 8-15 hours to complete on-demand units.  This time will vary based on the User Level B assessment category and the number of on-demand units.    

Unit 1 – Introduction to Statistical Concepts  

Unit 1 will focus on introducing statistical concepts and principles that underpin all User Level B assessments. This unit will specifically discuss:

• Sets of scores and how to describe them
• The measures of central tendency
• Standard deviation and measures of spread
• Ordinal and categorical data
• Converting raw scores to z and t scores
• Interpretation considerations  

Unit 2 – Understanding User Level B Assessments

Unit 2 will focus on improving your understanding of the User Level B assessment portfolio and your capacity to use User Level B assessments in context. The unit will specifically discuss:

• Developing an assessment hypothesis based on a referral
• User Level B assessment categories
• User Level B direct assessment administration principles
• Reporting considerations  

Unit 3 – Bayley 4 Administration, Scoring and Interpretation

Unit 3 will focus on contextualising the statistical principles you have learned through the introduction to one of our leading User Level B assessments, the Bayley 4.  The unit will specifically discuss:

• Overview of the Bayley 4 assessment
• Item by item administration of the Bayley 4 assessment
• Scoring of the Bayley 4
• Interpretation considerations when using the Bayley 4   

Learning Outcomes

After undertaking this training, participants will be able to:

Unit 1

• Use and interpret both descriptive and inferential statistics
• Compare sets of scores in the classroom
• Interpret and describe measures of spread, deviation scores and standard deviation 
• Use and interpret the foundations of standard scores, including z and t scores and the normal distribution 

Unit 2

• Develop a testable hypothesis based on a referral
• Describe and detail the various assessments that comprise the User Level B portfolio
• Describe the difference between direct and indirect assessments 
• Undertake a User Level B direct assessment ensuring that best practice guidelines are understood and adhered to 
• Generate an assessment report

Unit 3

• Understand the general administration principles and practice guidelines of the Bayley 4
• Adhere to scoring principles and practices of the Bayley 4
• Explain basic interpretation considerations when using the Bayley 4
• Adhere to ethical considerations when using the Bayley 4
• Understand Bayley 4 resources   

Once you’ve completed the training, you’ll be able to purchase all our gold-standard User Level B assessments and will have one month of free digital access to the following test manuals and stimulus books:

• Vineland-3
• PEDI-CAT
• Sensory Profile 
• EVT-3 
• MABC-2   
• BOT-2
• WIAT-III A&NZ
• BASC BESS
• Bracken School Readiness Assessment  

Prerequisites

To attend our User Level B (Child Development) training, you will need to:

• Register on our website
• Have a tertiary degree level education

While it is no longer mandatory to acquire an “approved mentor” to supervise your scoring and reporting of User Level B practice assessments, we would strongly recommend that you do so to ensure your administration and practice of assessment usage is accurate.  
 
Your mentor should be an existing User Level B or C and have at least 6-12 months experience using User Level B assessments.