Measuring the quality of adult–child interactions in the context of ECEC: A systematic review on the relationship with developmental and educational outcomes

SJ Howard, KL Lewis, E Walter, I Verenikina… - Educational Psychology …, 2024 - Springer
Substantial research has aimed to characterise and measure early childhood education and
care (ECEC) quality. However, heterogeneity in measures, methods and contexts across …

Classroom composition and quality in early childhood education: A systematic review

AL Aguiar, C Aguiar - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
High-quality early childhood education appears to be particularly beneficial for
disadvantaged children, since it may help reduce an initial achievement gap. Yet, these …

Teacher–child interaction quality and children's self‐regulation in toddler classrooms in Finland and Portugal

J Salminen, C Guedes, MK Lerkkanen… - Infant and Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the association between teacher–child interaction quality and
children's self‐regulation in Finnish and Portuguese toddler classrooms. The participants …

Preschool teachers' language-related pedagogical beliefs and their relation to observed classroom quality

N Wieduwilt, S Lehrl, Y Anders - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the pedagogical beliefs of 205 German preschool teachers regarding
language education and the correlation between these beliefs and observed classroom …

Measuring the quality of early childhood education: Associations with children's development from a national study with the IMCEIC tool in Colombia

C Maldonado‐Carreño, H Yoshikawa… - Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
National‐level monitoring of quality of early childhood education (ECE) is key to achieving
inclusive and equitable education. Most countries report structural quality while process …

Vocabulary development through peer interactions in early childhood: A case study of an emergent bilingual child in preschool

E Erdemir, J Brutt-Griffler - International journal of bilingual …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Language development of preschoolers can be positively stimulated and enhanced by
exposure to language of peers. Likewise, interactions of young learners with native …

[HTML][HTML] Cultivating young minds: Exploring the relationship between child socio-emotional competence, early childhood education and care quality, creativity and self …

S Saleem, S Burns, M Perlman - Learning and Individual Differences, 2024 - Elsevier
Creativity and self-directed learning (SDL) have been identified as two key skills that
children need to develop for success in the 21st century. As such, developing such skills has …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing toddler interventions at scale: The case of “We learn together”

D Bleses, P Jensen, A Højen, P Slot… - Early Childhood Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The first years of life are characterized by rapid learning in several school readiness
domains, including language, math, and social-emotional skills, all of which are important for …

Activity settings in toddler classrooms and quality of group and individual interactions

C Guedes, J Cadima, T Aguiar, C Aguiar… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study examined the variation of interaction quality both at the group and child levels
across different activity settings in toddler classrooms. Participants were 104 children, with …

[PDF][PDF] Teacher-student interactions: theory, measurement, and evidence for universal properties that support students' learning across countries and cultures

T Hofkens, RC Pianta, B Hamre - Effective teaching around the …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
Across the globe, strategies and investments to strengthen teacher effectiveness are
increasingly a core component of countries' efforts to improve educational outcomes for their …