Class
CLASS assesses this type of teacher-child connnection.
Answer: What is teacher-child interaction?
This consistent schedule supports children's sense of security.
Answer: What is a daily routine?
COR is used to assess this in preschool children.
Answer: What is development or learning progress?
HighScope’s daily plan-do-review time supports this type of learning.
Answer: What is active participatory learning?
When two children want the same toy, the first step is to help them do this.
Answer: What is use their words or talk it out?
This domain of CLASS focuses on how emotionally supportive the environment is.
Answer: What is Emotional Support?
These must be minimized and well-planned to avoid lost learning time.
Answer: What are transitions?
COR observations should be based on this type of behavior.
Answer: What is authentic, naturalistic behavior?
This core component of HighScope allows children to carry out their own plans.
Answer: What is work time?
These are calm words or actions adults can model to help children resolve conflicts.
Answer: What are problem-solving skills or peaceful strategies?
The CLASS domain that assesses how well classrooms are organized for learning.
Answer: What is Classroom Organization?
This type of routine balances child-directed and adult-led activities.
Answer: What is a developmentally appropriate routine?
Observations are collected and scored in these developmental domains.
Answer: What are developmental indicators or items?
HighScope’s approach views children as this in their learning process.
Answer: What are active learners or initiators?
'You both want the truck. What can we do?' is an example of this kind of question.
Answer: What is an open-ended question or guided conflict resolution prompt?
CLASS observers look for this type of instruction that promotes thinking and reasoning.
Answer: What is Instructional Support?
One strategy to support smooth transitions between activities.
Answer: What is singing a transition song, using visual cues, or giving warnings?
COR data should be used regularly for this classroom process.
Answer: What is lesson planning or individualized instruction?
This teacher strategy supports thinking through open-ended questions.
Answer: What is scaffolding or intentional interaction?
This visual tool can help children identify emotions and choose peaceful solutions.
Answer: What is a solution kit or feeling chart?
Name one CLASS dimension found in the Emotional Support domain.
Answer: What is Positive Climate, Negative Climate, Teacher Sensitivity, or Regard for Student Perspectives?
Transitions offer opportunities for these types of learning interactions.
Answer: What are social-emotional or language interactions?
One best practice for documenting observations.
Answer: What is using objective, specific language or collecting data across multiple settings?
HighScope’s key developmental indicators (KDIs) help guide this.
Answer: What is curriculum planning or observation/assessment?
In the HighScope model, this structured process helps children work through conflict step by step.
Answer: What is the 6-step conflict resolution process?