CLASS PreK-3

Research

Publications Using the CLASS
CLASS has been used or referenced in many peer-reviewed publications. Listed below are some of the major papers incorporating CLASS-related research.

	Information on psychometric properties of the CLASS is available in the technical manual.
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Studies Using the CLASS

The CLASS has been used in large & small-scale studies of child development and classroom quality.

List of Select Peer-Reviewed Publication

	La Paro, K.M., Pianta, R.C., & Stuhlman, M. (2004). Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS): Findings from the pre-k year. Elementary School Journal, 104(5), 409-426.
	Pianta, R.C., Howes, C., Burchinal, M., Byrant, D., Clifford, R., Early, C., et al. (2005). Features of pre-kindegarten programs, classrooms, and teachers: Do they predict observed classroom quality and child-teacher interactions? Applied Developmental Science, 9(3), 144-159.
	Hamre, B.K., Pianta, R.C., Downer, J.T., Mashburn, A.J., (2008). Teachers' perceptions of conflict with young students: looking beyond problem behaviors.
	Howes, C., Burchinal, M., Pianta, R., Bryant, D., Early, D., Clifford, R., et al. (2008). Ready to learn? Children's pre-academic achievement in pre-kindergarten programs. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(1), 27-50.
	Rimm-Kaufman, S.E., Storm, M., Sawyer, B., Pianta, R.C., & LaParo, K. (2006). The Teacher Belief Q-Sort: A Measure of Teachers' Priorities and Beliefs in Relation to Disciplinary Practices, Teaching Practices, and Beliefs about Children. Journal of School Psychology, 44(2) 141-165.
	Rimm-Kaufman, S.E., & Chiu, Y.I. (2007). Promoting social and academic competence in the classroom: The contribution of the Responsive Classroom Approach. Psychology in the Schools, 44(4) 397-413.
	Locasale-Crouch, J., Konold, T., Pianta, R., Howes, C., Burchinal, M., Bryant, D., Clifford, R., Early, D., Barbarin, O. (2007). Observed classroom quality profiles in state-funded pre-kindergarten programs and associations with teacher, program, and classroom characteristics. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22(1) 3-17.
	Mashburn, A.J., Pianta, R., Hamre, B.K., Downer, J.T., Barbarin, O., Bryant, D., Burchinal, M., Clifford, R., Early, D., Howes, C. Measures of Classroom Quality in Pre-Kindergarten and Children’s Development of Academic, Language and Social Skills. Child Development (in press)
	Raver, C.C., Jones, S.M., Li-Grining, C.P., Metzger, M., Smallwood, K., Sardin, L. (2008). Improving preschool classroom processes: Preliminary findings from a randomized trial implemented in Head Start settings. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(1) 10-26.
	Curby, T.W., LoCasale-Crouch, J., Konold, T.R., Pianta, R., Howes, C., Burchinal, M. et al (in press). The relations of observed pre-k classrooms quality profiles to children's academic achievement and social competence. Early Education and Development.

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