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Improving the Quality of Adaptive Learning Support Provided by Kindergarten Teachers in Play-Based Mathematical Learning Situations
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Wullschleger, Andrea; Lindmeier, Anke; Heinze, Aiso; Meier-Wyder, Anuschka; Leuchter, Miriam; Vogt, Franziska; Opitz, Elisabeth Moser – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
Adaptive learning support is a key element of high quality preschool education and includes the planning of learning situations and teacher-child interactions. The provision of effective adaptive learning support in kindergarten is challenging. This longitudinal experimental study examined the impact of two professional development programs on 132…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction
Preschool Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge Predicts Willingness to Scaffold Early Science Learning
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Schmitt, Lukas; Weber, Anke; Venitz, Laura; Leuchter, Miriam – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: The importance of diagnostic and scaffolding activities for early science learning has been shown consistently. However, preschool teachers scarcely engage in them. We developed an instrument to assess preschool teachers' willingness to engage in diagnostic and scaffolding activities in science learning situations and examined its…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Attitudes