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NIH Baby Toolbox Launches as First Nationally Standardized Infant Development Test on iPad

Validated on more than 2,500 babies, it extends NIH measures to ages 16 days to 42 months.

Overview

  • The tablet-based battery uses videos and gaze-based learning paradigms to assess cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional skills in infants and toddlers.
  • A norming study with over 2,500 participants from English- and Spanish-speaking households showed high test–retest reliability and supports broad scalability.
  • An eight-article special issue of Infant Behavior and Development detailing development and validation is available online, with a print edition due in September.
  • Development drew on a survey of more than 400 domain experts and a systematic literature review, leading to adapted and newly created measures suited for iPad use.
  • The app is available via the project website, and developers report automated or guided scoring, no per-patient costs, reduced training time, and seamless linkage with the original NIH Toolbox for longitudinal assessments.