Developmental Profile 3 - (DP-3) - Developmental Profile Test

Developmental Profile

Question: What is the Developmental Profile 3 (DP-3)?
Answer: The Developmental Profile is the most accurate and efficient way to screen for developmental delays and is designed for children birth through 12.11 years and the test takes 20-40 minutes to complete.

This full revised third edition of the Developmental Profile strengthens and updates an instrument already considered the best of its kind. This new edition adds norm-based standard scores, an expanded age, updated item content, clearer interpretive guidelines, a nationally-representative standardization sample, suggested remediation activities and unlimited computer scoring and interpretation.

Because the DP-3 meets federal criteria for evaluating children with developmental problems, it's useful in determining eligibility for special education, planning IEPs, and implementing periodic screening programs. Its five scales correspond to the five domains specified in IDEA for assessing developmental delays. In addition, the DP-3's interview format, and provision of a parent report, satisfy the federal requirement that parents be involved in a child's assessment.

Through 180 items, the DP-3 provides general development scales, as well as the following scale scores:

Physical - large- and small-muscle coordination, strength, stamina, flexibility and sequential motor skills
Adaptive Behavior - ability to cope independently with the environment - to eat, dress, work, use modern technology and take care of self and others
Social-Emotional interpersonal abilities, social and emotional understanding, functional performance in social situations and manner in which the child relates to friends, relatives and adults
Cognitive - intellectual abilities and skills prerequisite to academic achievement
Communication - expressive and receptive communication skills, including written, spoken and gestural language

Typically, the DP-3 is administered as an interview, in which a parent of caregiver answers "Yes" or "No" to questions about the child. Within each scale, basals and ceilings are used, so that all 180 items don't have to be administered. "Start" and "Stop" points ensure that only age-appropriate questions are asked, making the interview focused and efficient. And, because each scale has its own norms, all five scales don't have to be administered, allowing for flexibility in testing.

The DP-3 offers an alternative administration method, with its new Parent/Caregiver Checklist. It contains the same item content as the Interview Form (although the language has been altered slightly). Written at a sixth-grade reading level, the Checklist can be completed without examiner supervision. It offers a convenient option when a face-to-face interview is not possible, due to time or clinical needs.

Efficient and accurate, the DP-3 is an excellent way to identify developmental delays early in a child's life. Its norm-based standard scores allow comparison of a children's functioning with that of peers, to design interventions that meet their particular needs, and monitor progress over time. DP-3 norms are based on a sample of 2,216 typically-developing children, representative of the U.S. population in regard to ethnicity, geography, and socioeconomic status. Score are available as standard scores, percentile ranks, stanines, age equivalents and descriptive ranges. This provides flexibility in using, reporting and explaining test results. For example, standard scores might be used to determine eligibility , or for progress monitoring; age equivalents for parent conferences; ad stanines or percentiles for school records. Unlimited Computer Scoring and Interpretation Provided on an unlimited-use CD, the DP-3 computer program saves time, reduces the chance of error, and gives a wealth of information. It includes the following features:

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