CLASS PreK-3

Projects Using the CLASS

The CLASS in Large and Small Scale Studies

The CLASS has been used in large-scale studies of child development and classroom quality, as well as smaller intervention studies.

Child Development and Early Education Studies

The following studies are using the CLASS to examine social and instructional interactions in classrooms as a part of basic research. Click the links below for more information on each study.

• Early Learning Study

• National Center for Early Development and Learning Multi-state Pre-K and SWEEP Studies

• Youth Wellness Project

School-Based Intervention Studies

The following studies are using the CLASS to examine changes in classroom quality as the result of a variety of social and instructional interventions. Click the links below for more information on each study.

• Children's School Success

• Evaluation of Responsive Classroom

• Head Start REDI Evaluation at Penn State's Prevention Research Center

• MyTeachingPartner

• New York City Study of Social and Literacy Development

• Promoting School Success in Children attending Pre-K Programs in Poor, Urban Schools

Classroom Quality and Teacher Education Studies

The following studies are using the CLASS to help assess classroom quality at a large scale and to learn more about the effectiveness of teacher education programs. Click the links below for more information on each study.

• Ohio's Teacher Quality Partnership

• Teachers for a New Era