GSED Deep Dive: Understanding, Calculating and Using the D-score

Description

This WHO webinar was aimed at users of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED). The GSED is an innovative package designed to measure early childhood development globally, using a scale called the Developmental-score (D-score). The webinar served as a tutorial to provide an in-depth exploration of the scoring of the GSED measures, including a hands-on demonstration of calculating scores from GSED data.

The webinar was structured to cater to both technical and non-technical participants, ensuring comprehensibility across varying levels of expertise.

Highlights

• Technical introduction to the GSED D-score: Understanding the foundational aspects of the D-score.
• Practical demonstration using R & R-Shiny: A hands-on demonstration of generating D-scores, including a walkthrough of the Shiny app and relevant R packages.
• Current and future usages and interpretation: A discussion of the practical uses of the GSED package and interpretation of the D-score.

Presenters and Moderators

The webinar featured a panel of experts involved in the conceptualization and development of the GSED.

• Stef van Buuren (TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands)
• Iris Eekhout (TNO, Leiden, Netherlands)
• Dana McCoy (Graduate School of Education, Harvard, USA)
• Gareth McCray (School of Medicine, Keele University, UK)
• Jonathan Seiden (Graduate School of Education, Harvard, USA)
• Ann Weber (School of Public Health, University of Nevada, USA)
• Vanessa Cavallera (World Health Organization, Switzerland)