BDI-2™ Mobile Data Solution for Windows® - Assessments

1 Page 1 BDI-2 Mobile Data Solution for Windows Riverside Publishing Company 3800 Golf Road, Suite 200 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Phone: Web: Page 2 Table of Contents BASIC NAVIGATION .. 3 Starting and Logging In .. 3 Adding a Child Record .. 3 Starting a New Assessment .. 5 Entering Assessment Data: Guided .. 6 Entering Assessment Data: Unguided .. 10 Entering Assessment Data: General Navigation .. 6 Adding Test Observations .. 10 Uploading Data from Mobile Data Solution to Data Manager .. 12 Failed Data Transfers .. 13 Upload History .. 13 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS .. 13 Browsing/Updating Child Information .. 13 Deleting a Child Record .. 14 Resuming an Assessment .. 15 Reports .. 18 Head Start Notes .. 21 Date Document Version March 1, 2011 Version Riverside Publishing Customer Support: e-mail: phone: ext 6070 hours: Monday-Friday 8AM to 6PM CT Page 3 BASIC NAVIGATION Starting and Logging In Double click the BDI-2 Mobile icon on your desktop to start the program.

2 The login screen will appear. Enter your User ID and Password then click the Sign In button. Once you are signed in, the Welcome screen will appear. Adding a Child Record Click on the Add a New Child Record link from the Welcome screen. Fill in the required information (fields marked with a red asterisk). Page 4 Assign the child to a location in the Data Manager hierarchy by selecting the Organizations tab on the left. Select the location and class/group with which the child is associated; click to put a check in the box beside the class into which the child is to be placed. Note: It is necessary to assign a child to a class/group for data to be uploaded to Data Manager. Use the tabs on the left side of the screen to add any other additional (optional) information on the child s address, family information, etc.

3 Click Save when all needed information has been added. Page 5 The Home icon ( ) in the upper right corner of the screen will return you to the Home/Welcome screen. Starting a New Assessment The Start a New Assessment button on the Welcome screen will take you to the New Assessment screen. New complete Assessments and new screeners are started from this screen. From the Welcome screen, select Start a New Assessment. Step 1: Select the child you want to assess. You can scroll and select the child from the list of children or you can search for a child (by first name, last name, date of birth, etc.). The selected child s information will show on the right side of the screen. For each additional step for a new assessment, make a selection: o Step 2: Choose Complete or Screener o Step 3: Choose English or Spanish Retest o Step 4: Select the assessment date (the default is the present date) o Step 5: Select Guided or Unguided Page 6 Select Start Assessment.

4 Note: You can set defaults for Steps 2 through 5 by selecting the User Settings button in the upper right corner of the Welcome screen. This will allow you select the settings for each step; consequently, your selections become your default for each subsequent assessment. Entering Assessment Data: General Navigation Item Scoring To score an item being administered, click the procedure then click the score. The system will record the score and display the next item. Additional Item Information Select the Show More icon to receive detailed item administration and scoring information. Guided: This mode presents questions in order within a subdomain. When you enter scores for a question, it will automatically take you to the next question within the subdomain. You can switch to Unguided mode in the middle of a test. Unguided: This mode allows you to go between questions between Sub-domains without having to follow a particular order.

5 Once you select this mode, you cannot switch back to the Guided mode. This mode is advantageous for examiners who are highly familiar with the administration of the Battelle. Page 7 You will be provided with detailed information on how to administer and score the item. Multiple Response Items Some items require more than one response. In such cases, select the responses from the selections shown. Click the Next button to proceed to the next question. Page 8 Timed Items Some items are timed. In such cases, the program provides a timer for administering the item. Click the Start Timer button to start the timer and then administer the item. When the child has completed the task, click the Stop Timer button to stop the timer. Click the check box beside the items that were completed correctly. Click the Next button to proceed to the next question.

6 Entering Assessment Data: Guided In Guided mode, navigation through the questions is done automatically. Depending upon how the child performs on each task or activity, the program advances or moves back through the test items. If a child cannot successfully perform the task at the starting point to establish a basal, the program will continue to move back through test items until a basal is established. When the Assessment Administration screen opens, the age-appropriate starting point is the first item highlighted on the question list. After establishing a basal, continue testing until a ceiling is reached. Once the ceiling level has been reached, the subdomain is complete. When the subdomain is complete, the system will automatically move to the next subdomain. In Guided mode, to score an item being administered, select the procedure and the score for the item.

7 The system will record the score and display the next item. Enter the score (2, 1, or 0) and the procedure (Structured, Observation, or Interview) for the first item. Page 9 Continue with each item in the subdomain, entering scores and procedures, until the basal and ceiling have been established. Note: You do not have to establish a basal or ceiling for the current domain before moving to another domain. To move to a new domain/subdomain, click the domain/subdomain name in the Domain List. When the basal and ceiling have been established for a subdomain, a green check mark will appear beside the subdomain name on the right side of the screen, indicating that the administration of that subdomain has been completed. The suggested first item for the subsequent subdomain will then be displayed. Continue administering items from any and/or every subdomain.

8 Page 10 Continue until all needed items are administered. Select Save & Resume Later (if you need to continue with the assessment at a later time) or Conclude Assessment if the assessment is complete. Entering Assessment Data: Unguided Select the subdomain where you want to begin the assessment from the list of subdomains on the right. The suggested first item for the selected subdomain will be displayed. Enter the score (2, 1, or 0) and the procedure (Structured, Observation, or Interview) for the item. Click Next to go to the next item in the subdomain or select a different subdomain from the list of subdomains on the right. Continue administering test items. Select Save & Resume Later (if you need to continue with the assessment at a later time) or Conclude Assessment if the assessment is complete. Adding Test Observations Test observations can be added to any test and are included in the reports.

9 Page 11 Select Test Observations. (For an assessment that already has item data entered, select the child, then select Resume Assessment; from there you can select Test Observations.) Add information about the Test Validity or select another category from the menu on the left on which to make observations. Test observation information can be entered into the text box for other categories of observations. Page 12 Uploading Data from Mobile Data Solution to Data Manager All child records created or edited within the BDI-2 Mobile Data Solution for Windows application which are complete will be displayed in the Records table. Click the checkbox beside the child record to select the record or click the Select All checkbox to select all child records. Note: A child must have an assigned location in order for an assessment to upload to Data Manager.

10 Click the Upload button to upload the selected records. Page 13 Failed Data Transfers All records that failed to upload will be displayed on the Failed Data Transfers screen. Click the checkbox beside the child record to select the record or click the Select All checkbox to select all child records. Click the Re-upload button to attempt to upload the selected records again. Click the Edit button to edit the selected record. The Edit button will become active when a single child record (without assessment) is selected. Upload History All records that have been uploaded within the past six months (or within the user defined Backup Time set on the User Settings screen) will be displayed here. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Browsing/Updating Child Information From the Child Information menu on the Welcome screen, click Browse or Update a Child Record.