Research Article

How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms?

Volume: 18 Number: 3 December 31, 2017
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How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms?

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of the inclusive preschool classrooms by comparing the evaluations of both independent observers and preschool teachers. The design of the study was a mixed method of qualitative and quantitative research. The study was carried out in 40 inclusive preschool classrooms in Ankara. Forty preschool teachers and 5 independent observers participated in the study. Data were collected by using the information form and Classroom Quality Measurement Form. The quantitative data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test which is appropriate in terms of the research design, and qualitative data were analyzed using descriptive analysis method. As a result of the analyses, the teachers regarded the classrooms as "adequate" in terms of quality, whereas independent observers regarded the same classrooms as "inadequate" and there was a significant difference between the scoring of teachers and independent observers. Since it was seen that the quality of the inclusive preschool classrooms in the study was low, it was thought that studies should be conducted to provide high-quality programs to all children and especially for children with special needs.

Keywords

Inclusion,preschool,classroom quality,children with and without special need

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APA
Bakkaloğlu, H., Altındağ Kumaş, Ö., & Aykaç, P. N. (2017). How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms? İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 18(3), 229-249. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.303060
AMA
1.Bakkaloğlu H, Altındağ Kumaş Ö, Aykaç PN. How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms? INUJFE. 2017;18(3):229-249. doi:10.17679/inuefd.303060
Chicago
Bakkaloğlu, Hatice, Özlem Altındağ Kumaş, and Pervin Naile Aykaç. 2017. “How Do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms?”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 18 (3): 229-49. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.303060.
EndNote
Bakkaloğlu H, Altındağ Kumaş Ö, Aykaç PN (December 1, 2017) How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms? İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 18 3 229–249.
IEEE
[1]H. Bakkaloğlu, Ö. Altındağ Kumaş, and P. N. Aykaç, “How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms?”, INUJFE, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 229–249, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.17679/inuefd.303060.
ISNAD
Bakkaloğlu, Hatice - Altındağ Kumaş, Özlem - Aykaç, Pervin Naile. “How Do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms?”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 18/3 (December 1, 2017): 229-249. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.303060.
JAMA
1.Bakkaloğlu H, Altındağ Kumaş Ö, Aykaç PN. How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms? INUJFE. 2017;18:229–249.
MLA
Bakkaloğlu, Hatice, et al. “How Do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms?”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, vol. 18, no. 3, Dec. 2017, pp. 229-4, doi:10.17679/inuefd.303060.
Vancouver
1.Hatice Bakkaloğlu, Özlem Altındağ Kumaş, Pervin Naile Aykaç. How do Teachers and Independent Observers Assess the Quality of Inclusive Preschool Classrooms? INUJFE. 2017 Dec. 1;18(3):229-4. doi:10.17679/inuefd.303060