Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS‐R) measures global quality in center‐based early childhood programs. The ECERS‐R can be used as a tool “to see how well a program is meeting children’s needs – to see whether children receive the protection, learning opportunities, and positive relationships they need for successful development” (Cryer, Harms & Riley, 2003, p. x). It can be used by researchers, practitioners, program monitors and early childhood professionals providing technical assistance to programs. The ECERS‐R is a revision of the ECERS originally published in 1980, which “… retains the original scale’s broad definition of environment, including those spatial, programmatic, and interpersonal features that directly affect the children and adults in an early childhood setting” (Harms, Clifford, & Cryer, 1998, p. 1).
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Organization
Topic
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
Grades
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Keywords
Effective classroom management ; Instructional Support ; SEL‐Supportive Environments
Respondent
Observer
Administration Information
Length
The scale consists of 43 items categorized into seven subscales.
Access and Use
Contact
Publisher: Teachers College Press
1234 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Harms, T., Clifford, R. M., & Cryer, D. (1998). Early childhood environment rating scale. Teachers College Press, Columbia University.
Harms, T., Clifford, R. M. & Cryer, D. (2005). Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale – Revised Edition. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. (Updated with additional notes and a new expanded scoresheet).
