<p>Ana Chim:<br> <br> I believe that you would serve as an excellent reviewer of the manuscript, "Validation of the Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool for Children in the Dominican Republic," which has been submitted to Revista Interamericana de Psicologia Interamerican Journal of Psychology. The submission's abstract is inserted below, and I hope that you will consider undertaking this important task for us.<br> <br> Please log into the journal web site by 2019-04-03 to indicate whether you will undertake the review or not, as well as to access the submission and to record your review and recommendation.<br> <br> The review itself is due 2019-04-24.<br> <br> Submission URL: <a href='https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission?submissionId=886&reviewId=450&key=D8Es7d6f' class='submissionReviewUrl-style-class'>https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission?submissionId=886&reviewId=450&key=D8Es7d6f</a><br> <br> Thank you for considering this request.<br> <br> Dr. Edil Torres Rivera<br>South University<br>ripeditor007@gmail.com<br> <br> <br> <br> "Validation of the Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool for Children in the Dominican Republic"<br> <br> Abstract</p>
<p>This study initiated the validation process of a translated and adapted version of the Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool for children in the Dominican Republic. Participants were 42 healthy infants from 2-24 months of age living in neighborhoods of low socioeconomic position in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Internal consistency and inter-rater reliability measurements were high (&gt; 0.9) and parents accepted the use of the tool with their children. This is the first step to make available a local developmental measurement tool with adequate psychometric properties in the Dominican Republic. The availability of the tool will enable impact evaluations of early childhood interventions and the expansion of evidence-based public policies on early childhood development in the country.</p>
<p>Este estudio inició el proceso de validación de una versión traducida y adaptada de la Herramienta de Medición de Desarrollo de Malawi para la República Dominicana. Los participantes fueron 42 niños saludables de 2-24 años, de vecindarios de posición socioeconómica baja de Santo Domingo. Las medidas de consistencia interna y fiabilidad entre observadores fueron altas (&gt; 0.9) y los padres aceptaron el uso del instrumento con sus hijos. Es el primer paso para hacer accesible un instrumento de medición de desarrollo infantil con propiedades psicométricas adecuadas en la República Dominicana. Esto permitirá conducir evaluaciones de impacto de proyectos de intervención en la primera infancia y la expansión de políticas públicas basadas en evidencia sobre el desarrollo infantil en el país.</p>
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