Enhancing Equity and Improvement: A Deep Dive Into CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) 2nd Edition Reliability and Validity

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

In today's ever-evolving educational landscape, ensuring the quality of classroom interactions is pivotal to fostering student success. The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) 2nd Edition, build upon its predecessor, a leading tool for measuring classroom environments and teacher-student interactions. This session offers an in-depth examination of the CLASS 2nd Edition revisions through the lenses of equity and continuous improvement. With a focus on reliability and validity, the session will provide findings from three studies to demonstrate that CLASS 2nd Edition delivers consistent and accurate assessments across diverse educational settings. Presenters will share findings demonstrating the tool’s reliability across classroom contexts. Implications of findings will be considered from a research, practice, and policy lens to drive continuous quality improvement.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Classroom Observation

Chair

• Emily C. Rouge, Teachstone

Papers

• CLASS 2nd Edition: Reliability and Comparability to CLASS 2008 Moving Towards Equity within Classroom Interactions - Emily C. Rouge, Teachstone; Sarah Caverly, Teachstone; Bridget K. Hamre, Teachstone; Samatha Mitsven, Teachstone

• CLASS 2nd Edition to Drive Continuous Quality Improvement for Equity-Centered Instruction - Grant Van Eaton, Teach For America, Inc.; Robin Greatrex, Teach For America, Inc.; Brendon Krall, Brown University

• CLASS 2nd Edition: Findings from Reliability and Predictive Validity Study - Dylan E. Farmer, Southern Methodist University; Dawn Manaster Levy, Southern Methodist University

Discussant

• Kelly Etter, The Policy Equity Group