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Peer reviewedCharlesworth, Rosalind; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1993
Questionnaire, comprised of Teacher Belief Scale and Instructional Activities Scale and intended to measure kindergarten teachers' beliefs about and reported practices related to developmentally appropriate education, was administered to 204 teachers. Several reliable factors were identified. Teachers in 20 classrooms were observed. Found…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Primary Education
Burts, Diane C.; And Others – 1991
This study compared end-of-year standardized test scores (CAT) of 204 children in 6 developmentally appropriate and 6 developmentally inappropriate kindergarten classes. Particular attention was given to the effects on test scores of the interaction of classroom type with sex, socioeconomic status, and race. Relationships between children's CAT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Kindergarten
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
