ERIC Number: EJ1281752
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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How Do Activity Settings, Preschool Teachers' Activities, and Children's Activities Relate to the Quality of Children's Interactions in Preschool? Findings from Austria
Smidt, Wilfried; Embacher, Eva-Maria
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v28 n6 p864-883 2020
Research on the predictivity of activity settings, preschool teachers' activities, and children's activities for interaction quality is inconsistent and cannot be transferred easily to specific national preschool contexts. The present study addresses this issue by assessing the interaction quality of 185 children aged 3-5 years attending 61 preschools in Austria using the Individualized Classroom Assessment Scoring System (inCLASS). Activity settings and activities were captured using a time-sampling method. Having included control variables, regression analyses revealed that scaffolding was positively related to children's interactions with teachers, free choice was positively related to interactions with peers, and 'high-yield' activities were positively related to interactions with peers and task orientation. Teacher-led activities and scaffolding were negatively related to interactions with peers, and 'low-yield' activities were negatively related to interactions with peers and task orientation. Effect sizes ranged from small to medium. The findings indicate that opportunities to support children remain untapped.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Interaction, Class Activities, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Self Determination, Activities, Teacher Role, Student Role, Language Skills, Equipment, Age Differences, Teacher Student Ratio
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Austria
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