NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fang, Junjun; Hu, Bi Ying; Su, Yijie; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate current Chinese preschool teachers' use of behavior management (BM) strategies in preschool classrooms during the challenging juncture of routine care and their impact on children's behavior performances, as well as the features of high-quality BM. Using a stratified, random sampling procedure from data…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Behavior Modification, Preschool Children, Student Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hu, Bi Ying; Huang, Peishan; Wang, Shuang; Curby, Timothy – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2023
Many prior studies have shown that teachers' child-centered beliefs are positively associated with children's literacy development, but the mechanism driving this association is not well understood. The aim of the study was to examine whether teachers' responsive teaching, a general factor of teacher-child interactions, served as a mediator…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Literacy Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hu, Bi Ying; Guan, Lin; Li, Yuanhua; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth; Zhang, Xiaomei – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
This investigation of how Chinese preschool teachers use feedback strategies as part of Initiation, Response, and Feedback (IRF) sequences during whole-group science lessons can inform current practice. Using quantitative and qualitative data analysis, this study examined 28 videos of preschool science lessons from three regions representing above…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Feedback (Response), Science Instruction, Teacher Competencies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wang, Shuang; Hu, Bi Ying; Curby, Timothy; Fan, Xitao – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: This study employed multiple approaches to examine the stability of teacher--child interaction quality in Chinese preschools. Teacher-child interaction quality was measured using the "Classroom Assessment Scoring System" (CLASS) on five observational cycles within a school day. Several different metrics of stability…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hu, Bi Ying; Guan, Lin; Ye, Feiwei; Vitiello, Virginia E.; Roberts, Sherron K.; Li, Yuan Hua; Wu, Qiong – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study explores how Chinese preschool teachers' enactment of Concept Development (CD) strategies, as measured by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), might effectively elicit children's higher-order thinking during whole-group science teaching. Participants included 25 Chinese preschool teachers and 800 young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hu, Bi Ying; Wang, Shuang; Song, Yingquan; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: Provision for Learning (PFL) is a composite of indicators reflecting the structural quality of Early Childhood Education (ECE) classrooms such as physical environment, materials, and daily schedule. This study explored profiles of PFL among 118 Chinese rural preschool classrooms based on Space and Furnishing (SF), Curriculum…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Teacher Student Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Deng, Tao; Hu, Bi Ying; Wang, X. Christine; Li, Yuanhua; Jiang, Chunlian; Su, Yijie; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study investigated teachers' Concept development (CD) strategy use in whole-group math teaching and its associations with children's higher-order thinking processes in 25 Chinese preschool math lessons. We utilized the CD dimension within the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) to guide our exploration. CD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, Preschool Teachers, Concept Formation