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Peer reviewedVartuli, Sue – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Explored beliefs and practices of Head Start, kindergarten, first-, second-, and third-grade teachers. Found that belief measures were moderately correlated and observed practices supported what teachers reported as their beliefs and practices. Beliefs were significantly more appropriate than practice at every grade level. As grade level…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedStipek, Deborah J.; Byler, Patricia – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1997
A study of 60 preschool, kindergarten, and first grade teachers found significant relationships among teachers' beliefs about how children learn; their views on the goals of early childhood education; their positions on policies related to school entry, testing, and retention; their satisfaction with current practices, and pressures for change;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Kelly L.; McWilliam, R. A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Ault, Melinda Jones; Schuster, John W. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2001
Tested psychometric properties of a new measure of developmentally appropriate practices in kindergarten through third grade and the predictive value of classroom and teacher characteristics. Found that grade, class size, number of children with disabilities, teacher educational level, teacher experience, and teacher beliefs accounted for 42…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary School Teachers
