ERIC Number: EJ1060673
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Teacher-Child Interactions in Chile and Their Associations with Prekindergarten Outcomes
Leyva, Diana; Weiland, Christina; Barata, M.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Snow, Catherine; Treviño, Ernesto; Rolla, Andrea
Child Development, v86 n3 p781-799 May-Jun 2015
Quality of teacher-child interactions is central to prekindergarten children's learning. In the United States, the quality of teacher-child interactions is commonly assessed using the teaching through interactions conceptual framework and an associated observational tool, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). This study examined: (a) whether there was evidence supporting three distinctive domains of teacher-child interactions in Chile (construct validity) and (b) whether these domains predicted end-of-prekindergarten language, academic, and executive function skills in Chile (predictive validity). The sample consisted of 91 Chilean prekindergarten classrooms (1,868 four-year-old children). The findings support both construct and predictive validity of the teaching through interactions conceptual framework as assessed by the CLASS in Chile. Implications for cross-country comparison of quality of teacher-child interactions in prekindergarten classrooms are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Construct Validity, Predictor Variables, Executive Function, Academic Ability, Language Skills, Predictive Validity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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