Table 3.
Classroom Activity Comparison by Presence of Published Curricula in PCER and NCEDL
| PCER |
NCEDL |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published Curriculum | No Published Curriculum | Diff | Published Curriculum | No Published Curriculum | Diff | ||
| Classroom Activities | |||||||
| TBRS Math Quantity (0-3 scale) | 1.22 | .94 | * | - | - | ||
| TBRS Literacy Quantity (0-3 scale) | 1.51 | 1.19 | * | - | - | ||
| Snapshot: Math Activity (proportion of day) | - | - | .06 | .07 | |||
| Snapshot: Literacy Activity (proportion of day) | - | - | .15 | .15 | |||
| Classroom Quality | |||||||
| Arnett Caregiver Interaction | 3.21 | 2.95 | * | - | - | ||
| Total ECERS Score | 4.31 | 3.34 | * | 3.89 | 3.59 | * | |
| ECERS Factor 1 Language/Interactions | 4.94 | 3.91 | * | 4.52 | 4.31 | ||
| ECERS Factor 2 Provisions for Learning | 4.32 | 3.26 | * | 3.98 | 3.46 | * | |
| CLASS Emotional Support Scale | - | - | 5.31 | 5.40 | |||
| CLASS Instructional Support Scale | - | - | 1.91 | 1.98 | |||
| Observations (Classrooms) | 100 | 70 | 154 | 91 | |||
Note. PCER = Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research; NCEDL = National Center for Early Development and Learning; ECERS = Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; TBRS = Teacher Behavior Rating Scale. Snapshot = Emerging Academics Snapshot.
*
p<.05 from t-test for differences in means. All PCER classrooms observations rounded to the nearest 10 per NCES data security policy. Comparisons of all classroom characteristics and activities by curriculum are shown in Appendix B.