An Evaluation of in-Service Training in a Day Care Program

An evaluation of a day care program was made by three trained observers using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (Harms & Clifford, 1980). Ratings were done on two classrooms independently for each of the seven categories of the scale which include (1) Personal Care Routines, (2) Furnishings and Display, (3) Language Reasoning Experiences, (4) Fine and Gross Motor Activities, (5) Creative Activities, (6) Social Development, and (7) Adult Needs. The average scores from the three raters were derived to establish a profile of each classroom thus identifying the high and low scoring categories as measured by the Scale. The initial ratings of the environment for each classroom as rated in February served to identify training goals and to assist the trainer in selecting appropriate training activities to be part of the inservice staff development effort in this three-month project.

Name thesis:degree_name

Educat.D.

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Dissertation

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Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Hancock, Frances M.

• Education, Early Childhood

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(UMI)AAI8324565

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oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68871