Large-scale capability of smartphone app technology for breakthrough science in infant development

智能手机的使用在过去十年中呈爆炸式增长，英国大约95%的幼儿父母现在拥有智能手机。该项目将联合收割机智能手机应用程序技术与婴儿研究的需求相结合，以扩大测量机会。婴儿研究的一个主要挑战是婴儿发育的快速步伐。然而，一项典型的研究可能只会在第一年观察婴儿一到两次。一个应用程序可以让这个年龄组的频繁评估、“大数据”和联系研究成为可能。拟议的项目旨在与行业合作伙伴Mindwave Ventures合作开发一款应用程序。该应用程序旨在测量和记录婴儿发育的一个领域，如活动水平和运动技能。目前大多数婴儿心理领域的测量选择是非常有限的大样本。该项目旨在测试和试点新应用程序，并根据现有措施对其进行验证。

Smartphone usage has exploded throughout the last decade, with roughly 95% of parents of young children in the UK now owning a smartphone. The project will combine smartphone app technology with the demands of infant research to expand measurement opportunities. A major challenge for infancy research is the rapid pace of infant development. Yet, a typical study might only observe an infant once or twice in the first year. An app can allow frequent assessments, "big data" and linkage studies to become possible for this age group. The proposed project aims to develop an app in partnership with the industry partner, Mindwave Ventures. The app will aim to measure and record a domain of infant development such as activity levels and motor skills. Current measurement options for most infant psychological domains are highly limited for large samples. The project will aim to test and pilot the new app and validate it against existing measures.