NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Comparing Cultural Differences in Two Quality Measures in Chinese Kindergartens: The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised and the Kindergarten Quality Rating System
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hu, Bi Ying – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
This study examined the degrees of congruence between two early childhood evaluation systems on various quality concepts: the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) and Zhejiang's Kindergarten Quality Rating System (KQRS). Analysis of variance and post hoc least significant difference tests were employed to show the extent to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Prediction
Expert Practitioner's Views about the Chinese Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
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
An Evaluation of China's Kindergarten Quality Rating System through the Chinese Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale--The Zhejiang Case
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
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