ERIC Number: EJ1178706
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Using a Group-Centered Approach to Observe Interactions in Early Childhood Education
van Schaik, Saskia D. M.; Leseman, Paul P. M.; de Haan, Mariëtte
Child Development, v89 n3 p897-913 May-Jun 2018
This study examined the value of using a group-centered approach to evaluate process quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC). Is observed support of group processes a different aspect of classroom quality, and does it predict children's collaborative play in ECEC in the Netherlands? In two play situations, 37 teachers and 120 two- to four-year-old children were observed with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Toddler and two new measures. In a two-level structural equation model, teachers' support of group processes was positively related to the CLASS domains and to children's collaborative play, over and above the effect of children's cognitive ability and social competence. These findings suggest that ECEC quality evaluation could be enriched by adding group-centered indicators of classroom quality.
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Play, Cooperative Learning, Educational Quality, Interpersonal Competence, Cognitive Ability, Foreign Countries, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Structural Equation Models, Preschool Children, Prediction, Group Dynamics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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