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Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings |
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Aligning measures of quality with professional development goals and goals for children's development Arguments for the improvement of the quality of early childhood education and care through the alignment of measurable professional development goals for educators with developmental goals for children |
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Defining and measuring quality in early childhood practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning A discussion of elements of high quality early childhood education and care programs for dual language learners (DLLs), and an exploration of available quality measurement tools for the assessment of programs and practices to promote learning of DLLs |
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Differing purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Aligning purpose with procedures A discussion of the need to tailor quality assessments to address specific needs, including learning support, the identification of special needs children, program evaluation and monitoring, and high-stakes accountability standards |
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Empirical approaches to strengthening the measurement of quality: Issues in the development and use of quality measures in research and applied settings A discussion of obstacles to the development and improvement of tools to assess and measure quality in early childhood education and care programs |
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Ending with a beginning: Key themes and next steps A summary of arguments for the improvement of the measure of early childhood education and care quality |
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How well do our measures of quality predict child outcomes?: A meta-analysis and coordinated analysis of data from large-scale studies of early childhood settings An examination of the accuracy of quality assessments in the prediction of child outcomes, based on secondary analyses of 25 studies on the relation of child care environment to children's outcomes |
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Look to the stars: Future directions for the evaluation of quality rating and improvement systems A commentary on the development of evaluations of state child care quality rating and improvement systems |
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Measuring culturally responsive early care and education A proposal of a framework for the service delivery and quality assessment of cultural responsiveness in early childhood education and care settings, including recommendations for the improvement of measurement strategies and a discussion of the role of cultural responsive care in children's school readiness |
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Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings An overview of research on the relationship between children's health status and their development, and a proposal of indicators to measure the health-related components of early childhood education and care settings |
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Measuring the quality of early care and education programs at the intersection of research, policy, and practice A discussion of challenges in measuring early care and education quality in policy contexts, such as in quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) |
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Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching An examination of the strengths and weaknesses of current quality measures of early childhood mathematics and science curricula, and recommendations for the development and improvement of these measures |
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Measuring quality of ECE programs for children with disabilities A discussion of the assessment of program quality in general early childhood education (GECE) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs for children with disabilities |
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Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence An inventory of current measures of environmental supports for social and emotional competence (ESSEC) in child care and early education programs, and a recommendation of measurable indicators of the quality of ESSEC for children in early childhood programs |
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Multiple purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Implications for collecting and communicating information on quality A discussion of the different purposes for measuring child care and early education quality, including the importance of distinguishing among different purposes when assessing quality and the need for care when assessments are to be used for multiple purposes |
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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures A compendium, review, and comparison of over 20 instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings |
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The whole child, the whole setting: Toward integrated measures of quality A discussion of the importance of early childhood quality measures to assess simultaneously the children and the child care environment, including indicators of children's development, process quality, and social dynamics |
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