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Burchinal, Margaret; Garber, Kylie; Foster, Tiffany; Bratsch-Hines, Mary; Franco, Ximena; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen – Grantee Submission, 2021
Although high-quality early care and education (ECE) is widely accepted as one of the most effective means for promoting early learning and development, many ECE programs have limited impact perhaps because of issues with how ECE quality is defined and measured. This study seeks to expand definitions of ECE quality by asking which preschool ECE…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Child Care, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education
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Brinkman, Sally Anne; Hasan, Amer; Jung, Haeil; Kinnell, Angela; Nakajima, Nozomi; Pradhan, Menno – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
This article examines the relationship between preschool quality and children's early development in a sample of over 7900 children enrolled in 578 preschools in rural Indonesia. Quality was measured by: (1) classroom observations using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R); (2) teacher characteristics; and (3) structural…
Descriptors: Role, Educational Quality, Child Development, Error of Measurement
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Hu, Bi Ying; Vong, Keang-ieng; Chen, Yuewen; Li, Kejian – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
This study aims to examine the views of 176 expert practitioners on the relevance and feasibility of applying the Chinese Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (CECERS), which is developed based on the Chinese version of Harms, Clifford, and Cryer's (2005) world renowned Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-revised (ECERS-R). The CECERS…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Rating Scales, Cultural Context, Likert Scales
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Hu, Bi Ying; Vong, Keang-Ieng; Mak, Miranda Chi Kuan – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
This study examined the effectiveness of one province's Kindergarten Quality Rating System in differentiating quality levels using the Chinese Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (CECERS). Results confirmed that, except for the difference between the Standard and Level-3 Kindergartens, the CECERS was successful in detecting the differences…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Asians, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education
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Rao, Nirmala – Early Education and Development, 2010
Research Findings: The influence of preschool quality on the development of 67 4-year-old children from poor and rural families in South India was examined. Children's developmental status was assessed using a modified version of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities and through physician ratings. Preschool quality was assessed through…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers
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Prentice Starkey; Alice Klein – Grantee Submission, 2012
A socioeconomic status (SES) gap in mathematical knowledge emerges early and widens prior to school entry. To address this gap, a curricular intervention, "Pre-K Mathematics," was developed and found to be effective in prior efficacy research. In the present project, the next step was taken in evaluating this intervention. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Preschool Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness