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Güngör, Burcu; Önder, Alev – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to construct and validate "English Picture Vocabulary Test (EPVT)" that aimed to assess the very young learners' (VYLs) receptive and expressive vocabulary knowledge for specific content areas in English as a foreign language (EFL). In this context, EPVT was created in several stages. One of…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Construction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Curenton, Stephanie M.; Iruka, Iheoma U.; Humphries, Marisha; Jensen, Bryant; Durden, Tonia; Rochester, Shana E.; Sims, Jacqueline; Whittaker, Jessica V.; Kinzie, Mable B. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to refine and validate the Assessing Classroom Sociocultural Equity Scale (ACSES), an observation tool for measuring equitable sociocultural interactions in early childhood classrooms (pre-K to Grade 3) with racially minoritized learners (RMLs). Preliminary psychometric information from 142…
Descriptors: Observation, Measures (Individuals), Early Childhood Education, Minority Group Students
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Mangione, Peter L.; Kriener-Althen, Kerry; Marcella, Jennifer – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: The quality of group care infants and toddlers experience relates to their concurrent and later development. Recent quality improvement initiatives point to the need for ecologically valid measures that assess the multifaceted nature of child care quality. In this article, we present the psychometric properties of an infant and…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care, Psychometrics
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Lucas-Molina, Beatriz; Sarmento, Renata; Quintanilla, Laura; Giménez-Dasí, Marta – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: Empathy, or the ability to understand what others are thinking or feeling, can be observed in early developmental stages. The purpose of this study was to validate the Spanish version of the Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue) and examine its longitudinal measurement invariance (LMI) at 2 time points. Parents of 103 children completed…
Descriptors: Spanish, Empathy, Questionnaires, Scores
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Whittaker, Jessica E. V.; Williford, Amanda P.; Carter, Lauren M.; Vitiello, Virginia E.; Hatfield, Bridget E. – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study explored the quality of teacher-child interactions within the context of a newly developed standardized task, Teacher-Child Structured Play Task (TC-SPT). A sample of 146 teachers and 345 children participated. Children who displayed the highest disruptive behaviors within each classroom were selected to participate.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
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Johnson, Stacy R.; Finlon, Kristy J.; Izard, Carroll E. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This article describes the development and evaluation of the Behavior and Emotion Expression Observation System (BEEOS), a direct observation tool to characterize preschoolers' social and emotion behaviors during semistructured activities in the classroom. The BEEOS was used to observe 148 Head Start preschoolers, and…
Descriptors: Observation, Preschool Children, Social Behavior, Emotional Response
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Sette, Stefania; Baumgartner, Emma; MacKinnon, David P. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The main goals of this study were to examine the factor validity of the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE-30) scale using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis and to test factor invariance across gender in a sample of Italian preschool-age children (241 boys, 252 girls). The concurrent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Problems
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Carter, Lauren M.; Williford, Amanda P.; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study examined the quality of teacher attributions for child disruptive behavior using a new measure, the Preschool Teaching Attributions measure. A sample of 153 early childhood teachers and 432 children participated. All teachers completed the behavior attributions measure, as well as measures regarding demographics,…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Behavior Problems, Preschool Teachers
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Longstreth, Sascha; Brady, Sharon; Kay, Adam – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: Preventing challenging behavior in young children is a national priority. The number of young children with behavioral problems is on the rise. Discipline policies can help early childhood programs build an infrastructure that promotes social and academic success. This study sought to document the extent to which existing early…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline Policy, Interpersonal Competence, Academic Achievement
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Shavega, Theresia J.; Brugman, Daniel; van Tuijl, Cathy – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The present study concerns children's behavioral adjustment in the context of pre-primary schools in Tanzania. Twenty teachers and 320 children from 20 pre-primary schools participated in the study. Teacher-child relationships, children's behavioral adjustment, and teachers' cultural beliefs were reported by teachers; classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Nursery Schools