Hi Vanessa,
We have recently tested a group of 3-4 year olds and their parents on Zoom who had previously taken part in the same observations face-to-face (pre-pandemic) as a fidelity check for online testing. We tested parents and children during book-reading where we provided the families with remote access to the book to allow them to navigate through as they normally would. We also observed parents during snack-time and drawing settings, for which participants would provide their own equipment in these observations. Our sample was relatively small (9 dyads), but the subjective feedback was that the session felt as comfortable and engaging for the child as the face-to-face versions. More objective comparisons of the conversations recorded in these sessions showed no significant differences in amount of talk or turns taken for parents or children.
When recording on Zoom, we have found the quality to be as good as in-person recording, as long as their WiFi connection is stable. It's always worth gauging the quality of the call in the beginning of the session (when obtaining consent or describing the study) and if there are any issues, such as noise in the background, an unstable connection or poor webcam positioning (i.e. parent and child are not both in frame), use this time to rectify those issues. Usually suggesting that the device is moved closer to the WiFi modem, or that other internet usage in the house is reduced, tends to improve the quality of the call. Obviously this isn't always possible if the device is a computer that isn't moveable, but if the call quality is poor and there is other internet activity in the home, it's usually best to reschedule the call to a less high-usage time of day.
In terms of EF tasks, we have used the HTSK task as it's so engaging for the age-group we're using. This is another time that camera position is vital but we didn't run into any issues here, just asking the child to stand and take a step away from the camera usually gives a clear enough image of their movements sufficient for coding.
For anybody who wanted to discuss our methods or protocol any further, please do get in touch.
Best wishes,
Shannon Francis
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Shannon Francis
Miss
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-18-2020 01:14
From: Vanessa Nathan
Subject: Parent-child interaction tasks and Executive Function performance tasks, both done remotely
Hi Everyone,
Has anyone tried administering the NIH Toolbox List Sort Working Memory remotely via Zoom Screen-Share?
I'm also keen to know your experience with video recording parent-child interaction tasks via Zoom, particularly in terms of video and audio quality?
Thanks.
Vanessa
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[Vanessa] [Nathan]
[Doctoral Candidate/Research Assistant]
[University of Auckland]
[Auckland]
New Zealand
Original Message:
Sent: 08-27-2020 08:40
From: Bonamy Oliver
Subject: Parent-child interaction tasks and Executive Function performance tasks, both done remotely
Hi,
I realise that I'm late to this party, but I have an online parent-child interaction task based on traditional methodology, free to use and validated PRE pandemic.
I have recently set up a library for such things (see separate post) but you can find the protocol, validation and access for the methodhere:
https://osf.io/2yz6r/
Best,
Bonamy
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Dr Bonamy R Oliver, Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology
UCL Institute of Education, University College London
E: B.Oliver@ucl.ac.uk; Twitter: @bonamyoliver
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Bonamy Oliver
Dr
UCL Institute of Education
Original Message:
Sent: 04-23-2020 01:45
From: Vanessa Nathan
Subject: Parent-child interaction tasks and Executive Function performance tasks, both done remotely
Hi everyone,
I'm Vanessa, a doctoral candidate from Auckland University I have the following two questions:
1) I'd like to know if anyone has conducted video recordings of parent-child interaction puzzle tasks (or similar) remotely via Zoom? I intend to code the video for parenting behaviours.
2) Are there any parent and child executive function (working memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility) performance tasks that can be conducted remotely? I'd been using the NIH Toolbox iPad app prior to our lockdown in New Zealand.
Thank you.
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Vanessa Nathan
University of Auckland
New Zealand
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