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Draganoudi, Aikaterini; Kaliampos, George; Lavidas, Konstantinos; Ravanis, Konstantinos – South African Journal of Education, 2023
In the last 30 years, 4 distinct theoretical approaches have been described for early childhood science education. The approaches are, empiricist, Piagetian, socio-cognitive and socio-cultural. Drawing on the differences among these approaches regarding the theoretical framework adopted in teaching, the role that is assigned to the teacher during…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Teaching Methods, Natural Sciences, Science Instruction
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Acar, Ebru Aktan; Çetin, Hilal – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2017
The study features two basic steps. The first step of the research aims to develop a scale to measure the attitude of preschool teachers towards the Persona Dolls Approach and to verify its validity/reliability through a general survey. The cohort employed in the research was drawn from a pool of preschool teachers working in and around the cities…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries
McKenna, Meaghan; Soto-Boykin, Xigrid; Cheng, Ke; Haynes, Elizabeth; Osorio, Amanda; Altshuler, Joan – Grantee Submission, 2021
This article describes the development and administration of a survey to identify early childhood educators' successes and barriers when delivering remote instruction (e.g., online whole or small group instruction) during the COVID-19 pandemic to children 2-5 years old. The survey was developed using procedures outlined by the commonly accepted…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Testing, Surveys, Early Childhood Teachers
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Stuck, Andrea; Kammermeyer, Gisela; Roux, Susanna – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
This study examined the reliability and structure of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS; Pianta, R. C., K. M. La Paro, and B. K. Hamre. 2008. "Classroom Assessment Scoring System. Manual Pre-K." Baltimore, MD: Brookes) and the quality of interactional processes in a German pre-school setting, drawing on a sample of 390…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Scoring, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Soukakou, Elena P.; Winton, Pam J.; West, Tracey A.; Sideris, John H.; Rucker, Lia M. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP), an observation measure designed to assess the quality of classroom practices in inclusive preschool programs. The measure was field tested in 51 inclusive classrooms. Results confirmed and extended previous research findings, providing…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Observation
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Carter, Lauren M.; Williford, Amanda P.; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study examined the quality of teacher attributions for child disruptive behavior using a new measure, the Preschool Teaching Attributions measure. A sample of 153 early childhood teachers and 432 children participated. All teachers completed the behavior attributions measure, as well as measures regarding demographics,…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Behavior Problems, Preschool Teachers