Psychometric Properties of the ECERS-R among an Epidemiological Sample of Preschools

Autor/inn/en	Mariano, Marília; Caetano, Sheila C.; Ribeiro da Silva, Anderson; Surkan, Pamela J.; Martins, Silvia S.; Cogo-Moreira, Hugo
Titel	Psychometric Properties of the ECERS-R among an Epidemiological Sample of Preschools
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 30 (2019) 4, S.511-521 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mariano, Marília)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2018.1554388
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Correlation; Factor Analysis; Rating Scales; Early Childhood Education; Educational Quality; Preschool Children; Guidelines; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Child Care; Mental Health; Epidemiology; Educational Environment; Brazil; Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Korrelation; Faktorenanalyse; Rating-Skala; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Richtlinien; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Psychohygiene; Epidemiologie; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Brasilien
Abstract	Research Findings: The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale--Revised (ECERS-R) is widely used to evaluate the quality of early childhood education and its association with child development. However, the psychometric properties of the ECERS-R are not well established. Consequently, in this study we tested 3 different factor solutions of the ECERS-R using models sourced from the existing literature (featuring 1-, 2-, and 3-correlated-factor solutions) and applying confirmatory factor analysis to data from the epidemiological sample of the Embu Pre-school Mental Health Study (n = 1,292 children). Alternative measures of child education quality (such as teacher-to-child ratio) were also analyzed. The confirmatory factor analysis returned good fit indices for both the unidimensional and 3-correlated-factor solution models. Practice or Policy: This study showcases different applications of the ECERS-R, both the full and shortened versions. These findings are particularly important for improving ECERS-R guidelines for researchers, professionals, and policymakers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01