Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Conditions
Keywords
Chatbot-Assisted Developmental Assessment Scale for Preschool Children (CADAS), preschool children, motor development, cognitive development, language development, social-emotional development
Brief summary
This study develops and validates the Chatbot-Assisted Developmental Assessment Scale for Preschool Children (CADAS), a screening tool for 1-6-year-olds. Using AI and the Kebbi Air S robot, CADAS assesses motor, cognitive, language, and social-emotional development through interactive games. A total of 180 children will participate, comparing AI-robot and human assessments for reliability and validity. The project aims to create a localized, efficient, and accurate developmental screening tool to support early detection and improve child development services in Taiwan.
Detailed description
Current developmental assessments in Taiwan rely mainly on foreign tools, which limit cultural suitability. This study addresses that gap by creating a local, AI-based screening system using Kebbi Air S, a social robot capable of voice prompts, facial recognition, and data recording. Five game-like scenarios will assess different developmental domains; one will be robot-assisted and four human-administered for comparison. 180 children (1-6 years) will be recruited from a nonprofit preschool in Taoyuan, with 60 also taking the Comprehensive Developmental Inventory for Infants and Toddlers (CDIIT) for validation. Analyses using SPSS 21.0 and ConQuest 4.5 will test reliability, validity, and item quality. The study aims to build a reliable local tool and confirm the feasibility of chatbot-assisted evaluation, contributing to a national preschool development database and improving early intervention accuracy.
Interventions
OTHERNo Intervention: Observational Cohort
This is an observational study. No intervention or treatment is administered. Participants complete developmental assessments for research purposes only.
Sponsors
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Children aged 1-6 years enrolled in preschools or nurseries in Taoyuan City. * Parent or guardian consent obtained. * Able to follow basic instructions and complete play-based tasks
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosed developmental, neurological, or genetic disorders. * Severe visual, hearing, or motor impairments affecting task performance. * No parental consent or early withdrawal during assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Motor Development Score | Baseline | Motor score from CADAS, manually administered by trained research assistants to assess gross and fine motor skills through play-based tasks. |
| Cognitive Development Score | Baseline | Cognitive score from CADAS, assessed manually through structured play evaluating reasoning, attention, and memory. |
| Language Development Score | Baseline | Language score from CADAS, obtained from human-administered tasks testing receptive and expressive language. |
| Social-Emotional Development Score | Baseline | Social-emotional score from Scenario 3 using the Kebbi Air S robot. Robot-guided prompts and facial recognition are used to assess emotion and interaction, compared with manual ratings. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed