The SSTEW Scale has been widely used in early childhood education and care to enhance the quality of education and monitor and assess practice.
It is an innovative method of assessing the process quality of an early years education environment and pedagogy. It promotes practice where staff provide sensitive,responsive relationships and high-quality interactions,which includes supporting children's social,emotional and communication skills. It also helps educators to engage children in thinking deeply,problem solving and reasoning,including items which support the four competencies: critical thinking,creativity,communication and collaboration,all identified as life-long skills needed for all children in the 21st century by the World Economic Forum in 2016.
Including tools and a clear introduction on how to use them as part of training or on an individual basis,this book can be used by staff at all levels. It will you to take a systematic approach to evaluating and auditing the quality of any early years environment so that you can build on what you do well,and improve where you need to.
This new edition includes updated information about the evidence-base for SSTEW and children's development and learning as well as the expansion of examples and supplementary information accompanying the indicators. In addition,there is a stronger focus on formative assessment and new additions to the assessment section.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdISBN: 9781032460499Number of pages: 84Weight: 300 gDimensions: 297 x 210 mm
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"As a thought leader in early childhood education and care,I have found the SSTEW scale,(part of the suite of resources known as the Curriculum,Leadership and Interaction Quality Rating Scales - CLIQRS) an essential tool to support quality improvement. I have used the scale with individual settings,across a large organisation to improve quality - Goodstart Early Learning,Australia,and also as part of a large English,Department of Education research project - The Study of Early Education and Development (SEED). At all levels the tool gives the teacher or researcher a clear overview of what is required to improve quality for children's learning in a systematic and evidence-based approach. SSTEW is an uncomplicated resource which improves teacher's understanding of sustained shared thinking whilst supporting children's emotional well-being."Sue Robb,OBE,General Manager of Pedagogy and Practice,Goodstart Early Learning,Australia
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