ERIC Number: EJ1065261
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 11
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Children's Initiations and Teachers' Responses in Regular Preschool Classrooms in Taiwan
Tseng, Shu Hsien
Infants and Young Children, v28 n3 p281-291 Jul-Sep 2015
This study investigates teacher responses in Taiwan to children's initiations in regular classrooms and the differences between children with and without developmental delays. The sample consisted of 107 teacher-child dyads, including 53 children with developmental delays and 54 typically developing peers. Teacher-child interactions were videotaped during group activities. The results indicated that children with developmental delays initiated interactions as much as their typical peers and that teachers reciprocated to both groups with similar degrees of responsiveness. Children's initiations were positively and significantly associated with teachers' responses, regardless of the presence of the social intent. Based on the multiple regression analysis, 23.1% of the initiation variance was accounted for, which was statistically significant. This study provides evidence of the impact of teachers' responsiveness on children's initiations and suggests the need for early childhood teachers to increase their levels of responsiveness to children's initiations.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Behavior, Developmental Delays, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Video Technology, Correlation, Teacher Behavior, Student Behavior, Responses, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Multiple Regression Analysis, Statistical Significance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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