Adaptation of items of bayley scales of infant development-II (BSID-II) suitable for Bangladeshi infants

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to culturally adapt the items of Bayley Scales
of Infant Development-II (BSID-II) for administration upon Bangladeshi infants.
The adaptation procedure was conducted by following four steps: (i) field
survey on normative sample, (ii) national expertise opinion, (iii) international
expertise consultancy and (iv) picture sensitivity review. The culture based
problems of the original BSID-II were identified from the initial field survey.
Major problems identified by the examiners were unfamiliarity of the children
with the items (pictures, words and materials). These assessments were
evaluated by the national and international consultants. The uncommon items
were changed to culturally recognizable ones while Bangla words were
replaced to make the test culture-fair. At last, the adapted test was given to 22
healthy children to assess picture sensitivity of the test and found suitable
where the infants attentively responded to the items.