Capturing Teacher Quality: A Validity Study of a Progress Monitoring Tool

• In Event: Poster Session 5
  In Poster Session: Division H Section 3: Assessment in the Schools Poster Session 1

Abstract

As outlined by ecological systems theorists, the development of a child is influenced by several surrounding spheres. The classroom environment and interactions within the classroom are just one of several contributing factors on a child’s development, especially that of their performance in school. Although there are currently observational tools which measure critical aspects of teacher-child interactions, there are few that include both academic and social experiences for students. The current study seeks to examine the validity of a progress monitoring classroom observation tool via comparison to a theoretically driven measure that assesses the quality of classroom interactions between students and teachers (CLASS) and an observational measure of children’s language and literacy development (ELLCO).

Authors

• Chavaughn Brown

• Lydia Janeva Carlis, AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation