An Empirical Investigation of the Dimensionality of the Physical Literacy Environment in Early Childhood Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Dynia, Jaclyn M.; Schachter, Rachel E.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Justice, Laura M.; O'Connell, Ann A.; Yeager Pelatti, Christina
Titel	An Empirical Investigation of the Dimensionality of the Physical Literacy Environment in Early Childhood Classrooms
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 18 (2018) 2, S.239-263 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-7984
DOI	10.1177/1468798416652448
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Classroom Environment; Literacy Education; Factor Analysis; Reading Materials; Writing (Composition); Printed Materials; Technology Uses in Education; Rating Scales; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Hypothesis Testing; Models; Observation; Educational Quality; Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Faktorenanalyse; Schreibübung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Rating-Skala; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Analogiemodell; Beobachtung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	This study investigated the dimensionality of the physical literacy environment of early childhood education classrooms. Data on the classroom physical literacy environment were collected from 245 classrooms using the Classroom Literacy Observation Profile. A combination of confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis was used to identify five separate dimensions of the physical literacy environment; including (a) variety and use of books, (b) variety and use of writing centre materials, (c) variety and use of technology, (d) variety of environmental print and (e) variety and use of other literacy-related materials. Overall, these five dimensions demonstrated reasonable reliability and validity. Implications for investigating the physical literacy environment and future directions for research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01