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  • 1.  CLASS Validation studies

    Posted 04-07-2023 11:45

    Good morning!  I'm wondering if someone could point me toward the CLASSPreK studies that validate CLASS reliability under two conditions:  Half day programs and Transitional Kindergarten classrooms.  Both of these program formats look qualitatively different than a typical full day PreK3 or Prek4 program.  In half day programs, the interactions are, by necessity, condensed into a shorter block of time.  In a Transitional Kindergarten program, the interactions are those appropriate to both elementary and PreK programs.  Both of these situations have an impact on what the observer notices and interprets.  I would like to see the studies that show that the CLASS tool is valid for both half day and transitional type programs.



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    Dr. Carla Bell, PhD
    Chesapeake, VA
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