Preschool Teachers and Classroom Aides: Same Context, Similar Perceptions of Children's Behaviors?

Autor/inn/en	Major, Sofia O.; Seabra-Santos, Maria J.; Gaspar, Maria F.
Titel	Preschool Teachers and Classroom Aides: Same Context, Similar Perceptions of Children's Behaviors?
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 55 (2018) 7, S.801-814 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Major, Sofia O.) ORCID (Seabra-Santos, Maria J.) ORCID (Gaspar, Maria F.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.22144
Schlagwörter	Preschool Teachers; Teacher Aides; Preschool Children; Interpersonal Competence; Behavior Problems; Risk; Item Analysis; Role; Attitude Measures; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Portugal; Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Handreichung; Lehrerhilfe; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Risiko; Itemanalyse; Rollen; Ausland
Abstract	This study explored the correspondence and differences between school staff perceptions of preschool children's social skills and behavior problems. One hundred preschoolers were assessed by 14 pairs of teachers and classroom aides with the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales-2nd Edition (PKBS-2 Portuguese version). Indexes of agreement and disagreement were calculated. Risk levels and item analyses of PKBS-2 scores according to both informants' ratings were compared. A higher level of agreement was obtained for social skills scores than for behavior problems (mean correlation of .62). No statistically significant differences between informants were obtained for the risk levels, and item analyses revealed a similar pattern of behaviors that were most and least rated by both informants. Results indicate that the classroom aides' perspective on preschool assessment represents a reliable input, which justifies that they network with teachers in addressing preschoolers' social-emotional and behavioral challenges. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01