Measuring children's involvement as an indicator of curriculum effectiveness: a curriculum evaluation of a selected child study centre in Singapore
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2012
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Ebbeck, M.
Winter, P.
Russo, S.
Yim, H.Y.B.
Teo Zuzarte, G.L.C.
Goh, M.
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Early Child Development and Care : ECDC, 2012; 182(5):609-619
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This paper presents one aspect of a research project evaluating a curriculum model of a selected child study centre in Singapore. An issue of worldwide interest and concern is the 'quality of learning' debate as it relates to early childhood centres. In Singapore, the government is focusing on expansion in child care settings and increases in the amount of funded training. One of the issues surrounding prior-to-school education raises the question of how one measures the quality of teaching and learning, to describe the value of using, funding and promoting early education. The research reported in this study used a quasi experimental research paradigm to assess one aspect of the quality of a curriculum programme in a child study centre in Singapore. Children aged between 18 months and 6 years (N = 81) participated in the research. Using the observation scale of Laevers' Child Involvement Scale, the active involvement of children in learning experiences was measured. The findings are presented and discussed.
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Copyright 2012 Taylor & Francis