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Modeling the nonlinear relationship between structure and process quality features in Chinese preschool classrooms | |
Shuang Wang1; Bi Ying Hu2; Jeniffer LoCasale-Crouch3 | |
2020-02 | |
Source Publication | Children and Youth Services Review |
ISSN | 0190-7409 |
Volume | 109Pages:104677 |
Abstract | Early Child Education (ECE) quality encompasses a complex, nonlinear system that includes both structural quality elements, like child-teacher ratio, as well as process quality features, such as teacher-child interactions. This study employed an artificial intelligence technology entitled Back-Propagation Neural Network (BPNN) to model the nonlinear relationship between these ECE quality elements. Based on the Guangdong Preschool Rating and Monitoring System, eighteen structural quality indicators were identified and examined in relation to process quality as measured by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). In addition to examine the nonlinear relationship between structure and process quality elements, the study also utilized a Mean Impact Value (MIV) analysis to identify the relative importance of each structural indicator for predicting the teacher-child interaction quality. Results showed that all eighteen structural indicators predicted teacher-child interaction quality to some extent in the nonlinear model. Moreover, the MIV analysis identified classroom size, child-teacher ratio, and teacher certification as the three highest contributors to explaining teacher-child interaction quality, whereas indicators about the space and facility showed the weakest relationship. These findings offer new insights into how ECE classroom quality elements work together to support effective classroom practice. |
Keyword | Back-propagation Neural Network Structural Quality Teacher-child Interaction Quality Chinese Preschool Nonlinear System |
DOI | 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104677 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Family Studies ; Social Work |
WOS Subject | Family Studies ; Social Work |
WOS ID | WOS:000514253500019 |
Publisher | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85076847156 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Faculty of Education |
Corresponding Author | Bi Ying Hu |
Affiliation | 1.Sichuan Preschool Teachers’ College, Sichuan Province, China 2.University of Macau, China 3.Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, USA |
Corresponding Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Shuang Wang,Bi Ying Hu,Jeniffer LoCasale-Crouch. Modeling the nonlinear relationship between structure and process quality features in Chinese preschool classrooms[J]. Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, 109, 104677. |
APA | Shuang Wang., Bi Ying Hu., & Jeniffer LoCasale-Crouch (2020). Modeling the nonlinear relationship between structure and process quality features in Chinese preschool classrooms. Children and Youth Services Review, 109, 104677. |
MLA | Shuang Wang,et al."Modeling the nonlinear relationship between structure and process quality features in Chinese preschool classrooms".Children and Youth Services Review 109(2020):104677. |
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