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ED450881 PS029214
Title: Relationship between Teachers' Use of Reflection and Other Selected Variables and Preschool Teachers' Engagement in Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
Author(s): Hao, Yi
Pages: 17
Publication Date: 2000
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Illinois
Journal Announcement: RIEAUG2001
Helping teachers
move toward more developmentally appropriate practice in classrooms
for young children is a major goal of the early childhood educational
profession. However, little is known about factors likely to result
in more developmentally appropriate practice (DAP). This study examined
the relationship between preschool teachers' engagement in developmentally
appropriate practice and teachers' education/academic background,
content of their early childhood teacher training, supervised practical
experiences, years of employment in child care/education, and perceptions
of reflective practices and the most predictive combination of the
above variables in meeting NAEYC standards. The sample consisted
of 64 teachers of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds from 20 licensed child
care centers in western New York. The data included teacher scores
on the Teacher Information Report and Reflective Teaching Instrument
and the scores of teachers' classroom practices as measured by the
NAEYC Classroom Observation Scale. Correlation of all identified
variables listed above with the dependent variable of DAP were tested
using the Pearson-Product moment correlation coefficient. Forward
multiple regression procedures were used to determine which of the
variables and which combination of those identified predictors contributed
most extensively to DAP scores. Findings indicated that teachers'
use of reflection, amount of supervised experiences, and content
of early childhood teacher training were significantly related to
DAP ratings. Among the three predictor variables, teachers' use
of reflective teaching was the strongest predictor of DAP. The combination
of teachers' use of reflection with the amount of supervised experience
maximized the prediction of greater DAP. (Contains 28 references.)
(Author/KB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers; *Developmentally Appropriate
Practices; Predictor Variables; *Preschool Education; *Preschool
Teachers; *Reflective Teaching; Teacher Qualifications
