Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) measures the environmental quality of childcare programs for children up to 30 months old. The instrument was originally developed in 1990 and is now offered in a revised version (Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised, ITERS-R). The 39 items of ITERS-R focus on the following seven domains: space and furnishings, personal care routines, listening and talking, activities, interaction, program structure, and parents and staff. ITERS-R is suitable for inclusive and culturally diverse settings.
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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
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Child Development ; Early childhood program environment quality
Languages
Dutch,
French,
German,
Hungarian,
Italian,
Japanese
Respondent
Observer
Administration Information
Length
39 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Contact
Environment Rating Scales Institute https://www.ersi.info//contactus.html
Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Clifford, R., Russell, S., Fleming, J., Peisner, E., Harms, ‘r., & Cryer, D. (1989). Infant/toddler environment rating scale reliability and validity study: Final report. Chapel Hill: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
Harms, T., Cryer, D., & Clifford, R. (1990). Infant/toddler environment rating scale. Teachers College Press.
Harms, T., Cryer, D., Clifford, R. M., & Yazejian, N. (2017). Infant/toddler environment rating scale (ITERS-3). Teachers College Press.
