1. A systematic assessment process used to measure a child's physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language development, typically conducted by healthcare professionals or educators to identify developmental delays or strengths.
The pediatrician recommended a developmental evaluation for the toddler who was not meeting speech milestones.
O pediatra recomendou uma avaliação do desenvolvimento para a criança pequena que não estava atingindo os marcos de fala.
2. In organizational or program contexts, an ongoing assessment approach that examines program implementation, outcomes, and impacts in real-time to support continuous improvement.
The foundation used developmental evaluation to monitor the community health initiative's progress and make adaptive changes.
A fundação usou avaliação do desenvolvimento para monitorar o progresso da iniciativa de saúde comunitária e fazer mudanças adaptativas.