ERIC Number: EJ1222953
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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The Quality of Play Center Activities of Early Childhood Education in China
Liu, Xiaolin; Hu, Biying; Huang, Jian-hao
English Language Teaching, v12 n8 p95-105 2019
As one typical form of play, play center activities are commonly used in early childhood education programs in China. This study used the Activities Sub-scale of the Chinese Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (CECERS) to measure the quality of the play center activities in K2 (4-5 years old) classroom, which based on a stratified random selection of 48 classrooms in Guangdong Province in China. Results found that the overall quality of play center activities was slightly below qualified (5 points), and there are significant differences between urban and rural, private and public, high and low level of kindergartens. Quality of three dimensions (material and space, opportunity and time, design and organization) also showed a medium level (above 4 points), and significant differences of three dimensions are found between urban and rural, private and public, high and low level of kindergartens. Findings and implications will help teachers to better support and enhance children's play center activities and early learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Learning Centers (Classroom), Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Rating Scales, Kindergarten, Rural Urban Differences, Young Children, Classroom Environment, Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
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