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Mangione, Peter L.; Kriener-Althen, Kerry; Marcella, Jennifer – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: The quality of group care infants and toddlers experience relates to their concurrent and later development. Recent quality improvement initiatives point to the need for ecologically valid measures that assess the multifaceted nature of child care quality. In this article, we present the psychometric properties of an infant and…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care, Psychometrics
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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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Cassidy, Deborah J.; Hestenes, Linda L.; Hegde, Archana; Hestenes, Stephen; Mims, Sharon – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2005
The purpose of the current study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) with a large sample (1313 classrooms). We explored both the seven subscales and the possibility of fewer distinct aspects of quality being measured by the scale. The large sample size allowed both…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Preschool Children