Classroom Practices Inventory (CPI)

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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

Topic
Teacher and Leader Development
Student Well-Being Category
School / Classroom Climate and Belonging

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Tags
Early childhood education,
Instructional practices,
Learning environments

Content

Grades
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten
Keywords
Schooling ; Teaching ; Classroom Instruction ; Classroom Observation ; Classroom Practices Inventory ; Early Childhood Education ; Developmental Appropriateness ; Curriculum Assessment
Languages
English
Respondent
Teacher

Administration Information

Length
26 items across four factors: (1) Choice, Concreteness, Creativity; (2) Rote Learning, Isolated Skillls, Extrinsic Rewards; (3) Positive Emotional Climate and Positive Discipline; (4) Physical Activity and Individualized Learning.

Access and Use

Price

$400 flat fee per school plus $1.50 per each online survey or $2 per each paper survey

Contact

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, khirshpa@temple.edu

Link
https://doi.org/10.1016/0885-2006(90)90015-S
Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

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