Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) v1.0

Package for measurement of child development under 36 months at population level

Overview

The Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) is an open-access package specifically designed to provide a standardized method for measuring development of children up to 36 months of age at population and programmatic level globally. The GSED measures (Short Form and Long Form) capture child development holistically through a common unit, the Developmental score (D-score). Within the package, they are accompanied by comprehensive materials to support their implementation and a technical report that summarize the creation process of the GSED, their validation methodology and psychometric properties.  

Specifically, the GSED Package v1.0 includes the following materials: 

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Technical report
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366268/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.1-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Short form (‎caregiver-reported)‎
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366265/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.2-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Short form (‎caregiver-reported)‎: Item guide
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366266/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.3-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Short form (‎caregiver-reported)‎: User manual
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366267/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.4-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Long Form (directly administered)
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366270/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.5-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Long Form (directly administered): Item guide
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366269/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.6-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Long Form (directly administered): User manual
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366271/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.7-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Scoring guide
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366272/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.8-eng.pdf

Global Scales for Early Development v1.0: Adaptation and translation guide
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/366278/WHO-MSD-GSEDpackage-v1.0-2023.9-eng.pdf


Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
60
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO-MSD-GSED-package-v1.0-2023.1
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