1. BATTELLE DEVELOPMENTAL
INVENTORY - 2
A Presentation by Sheila Booth-McGlothlin

2. Established in 1973 to evaluate the effectiveness of the federal
governments Handicapped Children’s Early Education Program.
BDI-2 was published in 2005 by Riverside Publishing Company.
Assessment tool for Birth – 7 years of age

3. Included in the BDI-2 are the manipulatives you will need to complete the assessment.

4.  5 Domains
Adaptive
Domain
Personal-Social
Domain
Communication
Domain
Motor Domain
Cognitive
Domain
*Personal
Responsibility
*Self Care
*Adult
Interaction
*Concept and
Social Growth
*Peer Interaction
*Receptive
Communication
*Expressive
Communication
*Fine Motor
*Perceptual
Motor
*Gross Motor
*Perceptual and
Conceptual
*Reasoning and
Academic Skills
*Attention and
Memory

5.  3 Formats
Structured Observation Interview

6. ADAPTIVE DOMAIN
Sub-Domains
• Personal Responsibility
• Self-Care
Formats
• Structured
• Observation
• Interview

7. PR 2
Domain: Adaptive
Subdomain: Personal Responsibility
Behavior: The child understands that hot is dangerous.
Materials: Item PR2 presentation cards showing a pot boiling on a stove and a
burning match.
Procedure: Place the two pictures on the table in front of the child and say,
“Look at these two pictures. This picture shows food cooking on a hot stove. The
other one shows a match that is burning. It is right to touch the hot pan or the
burning match?”
If the child answers, “No” say
“Why not?”
Acceptable correct responses: “It is hot and it will burn.” “ It will hurt me” I’ll Cry
and need a bandage. It feels bad……
Scoring:
2 points – Knows hot items should be avoided because they are dangerous
1 point – Knows hot items should be avoided but is unable to state why
0 point – thinks that it is okay to touch hot items.

8. PERSONAL-SOCIAL DOMAIN
Sub-Domains
• Adult Interaction
• Peer Interaction
• Self-Concept/Social Role
Formats
• Observation
• Interview

9. COMMUNICATION DOMAIN
• Receptive
Communication
•Expressive
Communication
•Structured
•Observation
•Interview

10. COMMUNICATION DOMAIN
•Verbal and Non Verbal
•Tone of voice
•Who or what questions?
•Picture with words

11. MOTOR DOMAIN
Sub Domains
•Gross Motor
•Fine Motor
•Perceptual Motor
Formats
•Structured
•Observation
•Interview

12. MOTOR DOMAIN
Behaviors Assessed:
The child jumps forward with both feet together.
to
The child catches an 8-inch ball from 5 feet away, using both hands.
then
The child places 4 rings on a post in any order.
and
The child copies a cross.

13. COGNITIVE DOMAIN
Sub Domains
•Attention and Memory
•Reasoning and Academic Skills
•Perception and Concepts
Formats: Structured……Observation……Interview

14. COGNITIVE DOMAIN
2 Points
Child
correctly
places both
circle and
square in at
least one trial
Child can
count from
one to 40 in
the correct
order
Child
correctly
names 3
colors
Child
recognizes
absurdities in
2 pictures

15. EXAMINER’S MANUAL

16. ASSESSMENT CRITIQUE
Global Area Assessed: Specific to skill development.
Respondents: Birth to 7 years of age.
Format: Structured, Observation and Interview.
Special Training: None
Time to Administer – 60 to 90 minutes

17. ASSESSMENT CRITIQUE
Time to Score/Interpret- Overwhelming
Manipulatives: Convenient and Included
Reliability Information: Good resources
Validity of Information: Appropriate and Useful

18. SUMMARY
Strengths
1. Easy to administer in any
environment
2. Adapts to a wide range of
ages
3. The domains provide a
thorough evaluation to
distinguish students’
developmental delays and
create goals
Weaknesses
1. When the administrator is
not able to observe, parent
interview responses may not
be accurate.
2.Scoring process can be
overwhelming.
3. Little direction on
accommodations are given.

19. Recommendation

20. Reference
Newborg, J. (2005). Battelle Developmental Inventory-Second Edition. Itasca,
IL: Riverside.