Page 114 - HBEC4303_flipTest

100 TOPIC 5 MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY ENVIRONMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE)
SELF-CHECK 5.1
1. What are the benefits of using Environment Rating Scales?
2. List the seven main subscales in the Infant and Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS).
3. Define the term „diversity‰ in the learning context of young children.
4. Explain the relevance of Staff Development in SACERS.
• Specific measurements are crucial to evaluate the learning environment for young learners.
• There are three basic needs in early childhood protection. They are (i) health and safety, (ii) emotional support, and (iii) meaningful opportunities.
• There are four specific measurements: (i) Infant and Toddler Environment Rating Scales (ITERS), (ii) Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales (ECERS), (iii) Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS), and (iv) School Age Care Environment Rating Scales (SACERS).
• Each scale consists of subscales that have several items to be considered. ITERS has 39 items with seven subscales. They are (i) parent and staff, (ii) space and furnishing, (iii) personal care routine, (iv) programme structure, (v) interactions, (vi) activities, and (vii) listening and speaking.
• ECERS consists of 43 items, which are divided into seven subscales. They are (i) parents and staff, (ii) space and furnishing, (iii) language and reasoning, (iv) personal care routines, (v) programme structure, (vi) interactions, and (vii) activities.
• FCCERS lists 38 items in its scale including eight items that focus on how to address diversity.
• SACERS is the scale that specialises in assessing ethnic, linguistic, gender role, cultural, and racial diversity of toys, books, and pictorial materials. It also focuses on encouragement of acceptance and understanding of children with differences. There are seven subscales under SACERS including special needs supplementary material.
Copyright © Open University Malaysia (OUM)