The creation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children aged 0–3 years: combining subject matter expert judgements with big data

• Published in: BMJ global health Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e009827
• Main Authors: McCray, Gareth, McCoy, Dana, Kariger, Patricia, Janus, Magdalena, Black, Maureen M, Chang, Susan M, Tofail, Fahmida, Eekhout, Iris, Waldman, Marcus, van Buuren, Stef, Khanam, Rasheda, Sazawal, Sunil, Nizar, Ambreen, Schönbeck, Yvonne, Zongo, Arsène, Brentani, Alexandra, Zhang, Yunting, Dua, Tarun, Cavallera, Vanessa, Raikes, Abbie, Weber, Ann M, Bromley, Kieran, Baqui, Abdullah, Dutta, Arunangshu, Nisar, Imran, Detmar, Symone B, Anago, Romuald, Mercadante, Pacifico, Jiang, Fan, Kaur, Raghbir, Hepworth, Katelyn, Rubio-Codina, Marta, Kembou, Samuel N, Ahmed, Salahuddin, Lancaster, Gill A, Gladstone, Melissa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.01.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Big Data; Caregivers; Child; Child Development; Child health; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Early childhood education; Humans; Judgment; Original Research; Other study design; Paediatrics; Pediatrics; Population; Psychometrics; Quantitative psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Sustainable development; Paediatrics; Child health; Other study design

IntroductionWith the ratification of the Sustainable Development Goals, there is an increased emphasis on early childhood development (ECD) and well-being. The WHO led Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) project aims to provide population and programmatic level measures of ECD for 0–3 years t...