ECERS Assessment Analysis ReportEcers or Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale are scales that are intended to evaluate process quality in an early adolescence or school age mind gathering. Process quality comprises of the different collaborations that go ahead in a classroom among staff and the children, staff, parents, and different grown-ups, among the kids themselves, and the corporations kids have with the numerous materials and exercises in nature, and additionally those highlights, for example, space, timetable and materials that help these associations. Process quality is evaluated essentially through perception and has been observed to be more prescient of kid results than auxiliary markers, for example, staff to tyke proportion, aggregate size, cost of care, and even sort of care. A prepared assessor will finish an appraisal on the asked for program by utilizing the proper Environment Rating Scale ECERS. The appraisal comprises of a 3-3 1/2 hour perception took after by a 15-20 minute oral meeting clearing up an average day and talking about things not watched in the classroom. Focus base projects asking for an evaluation must have no less than 1/3 of all classes surveyed.Researches show that children who attend high quality programs have the best opportunity for successful outcomes in school and life.
As the environment plays an important role that can affect the learning and developing process in early childhood stages, ECERS is used to assess the environment of classrooms to make sure that high quality environment is provided for the children. As teachers (a member of the staff that is not an outside observer) it is recommended to take a look on the video training package of the ECERS-R that is available from Teachers College Press for use in self-instruction. It is important to be accurate in using the ECERS-R especially for self-assessment, thus, it is preferable to participate in a training sequence led by an experienced ECERS-R trainer before using the scale formally. Teachers should also be familiar with the administration of the scale, the scoring system and how it is used to evaluate, as well as the terms used throughout the scale to be able to provide an accurate evaluation. When the assessment is done accurately by using ECERS-R, a better understanding and knowledge is provided to the teachers regarding their classroom environment whether it is indoor or outdoor environment, as well as providing points of weakness regarding ways of communication that involves all parties (teachers-children, teachers-parents…, ect). Overall , the ECERS tool is mainly used to improve all areas in the place that children are attending so it meets their needs and to make sure that the best atmospheir is being provided for the children to grow and develop their abilities during this important stage of their lives.
