Instrument Overview
The Classroom Practices Inventory is a classroom observation measure for early childhood classrooms. It is designed to assess the developmental appropriateness of classroom and curricular practices, teachers actions, children's activities, and teacher-child interactions.
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Organization
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Administration Information
Access and Use
$400 flat fee per school plus $1.50 per each online survey or $2 per each paper survey
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, khirshpa@temple.edu
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Hyson, M. C., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Rescorla, L. (1990). The classroom practices inventory: An observation instrument based on NAEYC's guidelines for developmentally appropriate practices for 4-and 5-year-old children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 5(4), 475-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/0885-2006(90)90015-S
