Tier 1 Instructional Strategies To Improve K-4 Reading Comprehension
Category: Student Learning
Instrument Overview
The Protocol for Language Arts Teaching Observations (PLATO) is a classroom observation protocol designed to evaluate thirteen elements of English Language Arts (ELA) instruction. It was originally developed for a study of the relationship between teachers' classroom practices and their impact on student achievement. It is currently being used as a professional development tool to support teachers' use of rigorous, research-based teaching practices. PLATO is designed to work across a variety of curricula and instructional approaches.
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Organization
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Keywords
Schooling ; Teaching ; Classroom Instruction ; ELA classroom observation ; English Language Arts instruction ; Teaching practices evaluation ; Student achievement impact ; Professional development tool
Languages
English
Respondent
Observer,
Teacher
Administration Information
Length
12 elements that are scored in 15-minute segments. Length of scoring is 8 minutes in live observations. Videos may be paused in video-based scoring. A minimum of 4 visits per teacher (with the first and last visit occuring a week apart) is recommended in
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Price
Pricing questions should be directed to Reuven@ReuvenBarOn.com
Contact
Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Cor, M. K. (2011). Investigating the reliability of classroom observation protocols: The case of PLATO. Paper presented at the 2011 AERA annual meeting in New Orleans.
Lockwood, J. R., Savitsky, T. D., & McCaffrey, D. F. (2015). Inferring constructs of effective teaching from classroom observations: An application of Bayesian exploratory factor analysis without restrictions. The Annals of Applied Statistics, 9(3), 1484-1509. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1511.05360
