Almazova O.V., Bukhalenkova D.A., Simonyan M.S. Educational environment evaluation by means of CLASS: Theoretical grounds and practical perspectives

Received: 02/20/2018

DOI: 10.24411/1997-9657-2018-00016

Keywords: preschool age preschool education quality of education CLASS methodology cognitive development regulatory functions

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Almazova O.V., Buhalenkova D.A., Simonyan M.S. (2018) Educational environment evaluation by means of CLASS: Theoretical grounds and practical perspectives. Preschool Education Today. 4:12, 40–49 (in Russian)

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Margarita S. Simonyan
PhD student, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Olga V. Almazova
Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov MSU, Associate Professor, Department of Developmental Psychology, Moscow, Russia

Daria A. Bukhalenkova
Cand. Sci. (Psychology), Junior Researcher at the Laboratory of Childhood Psychology and Digital Socialization, Federal Scientific Center for Psychological and Interdisciplin ary Research; Associate Professor at the Department of Educational Psychology and Pedagogy, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article is devoted to the description of CLASS observation methodology, developed for the analysis and evaluation of interaction between the teacher and children in the kindergarten group. There are three main areas and criteria for evaluation of this tool: emotional support, organization of work in a group and methodological support. The article reviews studies carried out during past 20 years. Research show the impact of the criteria identified in this methodology or the overall level of pedagogical skill measured using the CLASS methodology on the cognitive, regulatory and emotional-personal development of preschool children. The analysis shows the importance of assessing the interaction of the teacher with children in pre-school institutions for scientific and practical research in the field of preschool education and development, and also shows the possibilities of using this tool to assess the quality of education in Russia.

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