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Endedijk, Hinke M.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
In preschool classes, sociometric peer ratings are used to measure children's peer relationships. The current study examined a computerized version of preschool sociometric ratings. The psychometric properties were compared of computerized sociometric ratings and traditional peer ratings for preschoolers. The distributions, inter-item…
Descriptors: Sociometric Techniques, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Peer Relationship
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Singer, Elly; Nederend, Merel; Penninx, Lotte; Tajik, Mehrnaz; Boom, Jan – Early Child Development and Care
This paper discusses the results of a study of the relationships between teacher behaviour and the level of play engagement in two- and three-year-old children in Dutch childcare centres. We found that the continuous proximity of the teacher had the greatest impact on the level of play engagement, while the teacher's walking around and only brief…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Preschool Teachers, Play