Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Classroom Techniques | 8 |
| Developmentally Appropriate… | 8 |
| Program Evaluation | 8 |
| Early Childhood Education | 5 |
| Child Development | 2 |
| Classroom Environment | 2 |
| Learning Readiness | 2 |
| Parent Attitudes | 2 |
| Primary Education | 2 |
| Program Effectiveness | 2 |
| Program Implementation | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Brown, Emmaline J. | 1 |
| Hough, David L. | 1 |
| Hyson, Marion C. | 1 |
| Larson, Nola | 1 |
| Novick, Rebecca | 1 |
| Shelton, Barbara Payne | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
| Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkHough, David L. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2011
More than 2,300 teachers in 241 schools across 25 states participating in a professional development approach to character education classroom management known as Development Designs 1 and Developmental Designs 2 (DD1 & DD2) were studied throughout the 2008-2009 academic school year. Data from this longitudinal program evaluation indicate that…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Poverty, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
Download full textBrown, Emmaline J. – 1994
A university early childhood laboratory school was making a transition from an academic orientation to one focusing on developmentally appropriate practices. This practicum was implemented to improve parents' awareness of developmentally appropriate programs by means of workshop sessions. The goal was to increase their knowledge of what is…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Readiness for Learning: A Readiness Audit Tool for Kindergarten Classrooms. [Booklet and Videotape].
North Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL. – 2000
Noting the importance of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for teaching kindergarten students, this guide with accompanying videotape is designed to help kindergarten practitioners assess their classroom's level of readiness. The guide discusses the concept of kindergarten readiness as including the capacity of kindergarten classrooms and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedHyson, Marion C.; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Discusses a new observational measure for classroom practices, the Classroom Practices Inventory, which is based on the Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practices of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. This scale demonstrated internal consistency in tapping the curricular emphasis of emotional climate of…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1994
A study evaluated the Early Childhood Resources Teacher Training Project (TTP). The purpose of the TTP is to train preschool and early primary grade teachers in developmentally appropriate practices. The evaluation sought to: (1) determine the extent to which teachers undergoing training were able to understand and implement the content of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Behavior, Child Development, Classroom Techniques
Shelton, Barbara Payne – 1992
This practicum report describes the development of a systematic method whereby students would be able to select internship sites that demonstrate developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education. Students in a child development internship program were provided guidelines for selecting an appropriate field placement; students were…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Larson, Nola; And Others – 1994
Providing suggestions on how to develop an age-appropriate schedule for guiding children through daily transitions, this guide serves as an evaluative tool as well as a transition resource book. A transition is the movement of children between one activity or routine to another. Children are in transition during clean-up, while waiting for group…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Novick, Rebecca – 1996
The key to developmentally appropriate practices is to let a child construct his or her own knowledge through interactions with the social and physical environment. Because the child is viewed as intrinsically motivated and self-directed, effective teaching capitalizes on the child's motivation to explore, experiment, and to make sense of his or…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning)
