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Williford, Amanda P.; Carter, Lauren M.; Maier, Michelle F.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Cash, Anne; Pianta, Robert C.; Downer, Jason T. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2017
This study built on prior research regarding the effectiveness of the National Center for Research in Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) course by exploring the individual course components. Core aspects of course engagement and performance were described and examined in relation to improvements in the observed quality of teacher-child…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Course Content, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Student Relationship
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Goble, Priscilla; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: This article examines whether time spent in free choice and teacher-directed activity settings within preschool was associated with indicators of school readiness and the extent to which children's learning was associated with the quality of teachers' behavior within these settings. Participants were 325 preschool teachers and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, School Readiness, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
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Gosse, Carolyn S.; McGinty, Anita S.; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Hoffman, LaVae M.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2014
The present study examined the extent to which preschool classroom supports--relational support (RS) and instructional support (IS)--are associated with children's language development and whether these associations vary as a function of children's language ability. The language skills of 360 children within 95 classrooms were assessed using an…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Narration, Task Analysis, Preschool Children
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LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Downer, Jason T.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2008
This study describes pre-kindergarten teachers' use of kindergarten transition practices and examined the extent to which these practices were associated with kindergarten teachers' judgments of children's social, self-regulatory, and academic skills upon their entry into kindergarten. Participants were 722 children from 214 pre-kindergarten…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Interpersonal Competence, Transitional Programs
Kinzie, Mable B.; Pianta, Robert C.; Kilday, Carolyn R.; McGuire, Patrick R.; Pinkham, Ashley M. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
The "MTP-Math/Science" curricula specifically target the teaching and learning of children at risk of early school failure, a population for whom achievement gaps in mathematics and science are visible even in Pre-K years. "MTP-Math" is based on Focal Areas defined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
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Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C. – Child Development, 2001
Examined extent to which kindergarten teachers' perceptions of their relationships with students predicted school outcomes in first through eighth grade. Found that relational negativity in kindergarten related to academic and behavioral outcomes through eighth grade, particularly for children with behavior problems in kindergarten and for boys.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Correlation, Elementary School Students