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Multiple Approaches for Assessing Within-Day Stability in Teacher-Child Interactions
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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
Applicability of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in Chinese Preschools Based on Psychometric Evidence
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Hu, Bi Ying; Fan, Xitao; Gu, Chuanhua; Yang, Ning – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This study examined the applicability of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Pre-K (Pianta, La Paro, & Hamre, 2008) and its underpinning framework of teaching through interactions in typical Chinese kindergarten classrooms. A sample of 180 kindergarten classrooms in China was selected, and the CLASS was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rating Scales, Kindergarten, Teacher Student Relationship
Measurement Quality of the Chinese Early Childhood Program Rating Scale: An Investigation Using Multivariate Generalizability Theory
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Chen, Dezhi; Hu, Bi Ying; Fan, Xitao; Li, Kejian – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
Adapted from the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised, the Chinese Early Childhood Program Rating Scale (CECPRS) is a culturally comparable measure for assessing the quality of early childhood education and care programs in the Chinese cultural/social contexts. In this study, 176 kindergarten classrooms were rated with CECPRS on eight…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rating Scales, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Examining Program Quality Disparities between Urban and Rural Kindergartens in China: Evidence from Zhejiang
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Hu, Bi Ying; Zhou, Yisu; Li, Kejian; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
In recent years, the Chinese government has initiated a national plan to universalize quality kindergartens for all age-eligible Chinese children. Kindergarten is the main form of early childhood education and care (ECEC) service across China. However, the government faces two thorny issues on the journey toward realizing educational equity for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Equal Education, Kindergarten