Introduction to Data Analysis Handbook - AED Center for Early Care ...

Classroom Quality (continued)
Process Components Content Information
Data Analysis
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Scores
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When we take all of the above information into account, we
can then choose to analyze data along a continuum –
ranging from a very “micro” level to an overall, “big picture”
(macro) level:
Micro Macro
At the smallest level of analysis, we could look at a single
item in one classroom. At the largest level of analysis, we
could look at the total (instrument) scores for all classrooms.
in between, we have a range of choices for analysis,
depending upon our purposes. The chart below presents
data from an actual preschool classroom in new Jersey that
participated in a research study in november, 2001 (note:
Appendix ____ contains a copy of the completed score
sheet).
ECERS DATA: NJ Classroom 3-B
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ECERS Sub-Scales