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Os primeiros anos de vida de uma criança são determinantes para o seu
desenvolvimento. Identificar precocemente os riscos e desafios
desenvolvimentais assume uma importância fulcral permitindo intervir
atempadamente em fatores adversos que interferem com o desenvolvimento
e bem-estar da criança. Face à escassez de instrumentos de avaliação do
desenvolvimento infantil direcionada para educadores de infância, este
trabalho teve como objetivos: 1) desenvolver um Instrumento – “Grelha de
Observação do Desenvolvimento Pré-Escolar para Educadores” (GODPE) – que
permita a identificação precoce de sinais de alerta para crianças com três,
quatro e cinco anos, nos Domínios Cognitivo, Socioemocional, da
Comunicação e da Linguagem e Sensório-Motor; 2) avaliar a implementação
da grelha de observação e auscultar a opinião dos educadores sobre a sua
importância e usabilidade. Estes objetivos foram concretizados em dois
estudos. No Estudo 1, onze especialistas foram auscultados em duas rondas
através do Método de Delphi para definir as competências essenciais para
caracterizar o desenvolvimento de crianças entre os três e os cinco anos de
idade. Em resultado, obtivemos a versão final do instrumento composto por
180 itens. No Estudo 2, dezoito Educadores de Infância aplicaram a GODPE a
181 alunos, com desenvolvimento típico e em risco de atraso no
desenvolvimento. Os resultados indicam que a GODPE demonstra uma boa
consistência interna e permite identificar diferenças nos níveis de necessidade
de suporte entre alunos com desenvolvimento típico e alunos em risco de
atraso do desenvolvimento. A GODPE foi descrita pelos educadores como
importante e de fácil utilização na sua atividade profissional.
The early years of a child are crucial to her development. Early idenIficaIon of developmental risks and challenges is central to Imely intervenIon on adverse factors that interfere with the child’s development and well-being. However, the scarcity of development assessment tools for Educators has been a recurring theme in the literature. In this sense, this work aims: 1) to develop an Instrument - “ObservaIon Grid for Early Childhood Development for Educators” - aimed at Early Childhood Educators, allowing the early idenIficaIon of warning signs for children with three, four and five years, in the CogniIve, SocioemoIonal, CommunicaIon and Language and Sensory-Motor domains; 2) to evaluate the implementaIon of the observaIon grid and collect the Educators’ opinion about its importance and usability. These objecIves were achieved through two studies. In Study 1, the essenIal competences were defined to characterize the development of children between three and five years of age. For this, we used the Delphi Method with two rounds of consultaIon to a panel of eleven specialists, resulIng in the final version of the instrument composed of 180 items. In Study 2, eighteen Educators applied the GODPE to 181 students with typical development and at risk of developmental delay. The results indicate that the GODPE demonstrates good internal consistency and idenIfies staIsIcally significant differences in the levels of support need between students with typical development and at risk of developmental delay. The GODPE has been described by Educators as important and easy to use in their professional acIvity.
The early years of a child are crucial to her development. Early idenIficaIon of developmental risks and challenges is central to Imely intervenIon on adverse factors that interfere with the child’s development and well-being. However, the scarcity of development assessment tools for Educators has been a recurring theme in the literature. In this sense, this work aims: 1) to develop an Instrument - “ObservaIon Grid for Early Childhood Development for Educators” - aimed at Early Childhood Educators, allowing the early idenIficaIon of warning signs for children with three, four and five years, in the CogniIve, SocioemoIonal, CommunicaIon and Language and Sensory-Motor domains; 2) to evaluate the implementaIon of the observaIon grid and collect the Educators’ opinion about its importance and usability. These objecIves were achieved through two studies. In Study 1, the essenIal competences were defined to characterize the development of children between three and five years of age. For this, we used the Delphi Method with two rounds of consultaIon to a panel of eleven specialists, resulIng in the final version of the instrument composed of 180 items. In Study 2, eighteen Educators applied the GODPE to 181 students with typical development and at risk of developmental delay. The results indicate that the GODPE demonstrates good internal consistency and idenIfies staIsIcally significant differences in the levels of support need between students with typical development and at risk of developmental delay. The GODPE has been described by Educators as important and easy to use in their professional acIvity.
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IdenIficação precoce Instrumento Desenvolvimento Pré-escolar Early IdenIficaIon Instrument Pre-school development
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Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Escola Superior de Educação