The review's evidence base comprises 90 studies reporting 870 associations of interaction quality with child developmental and educational outcomes, covering 108,693 children¶
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q3 i? A systematic search of seven databases (2000–2022) yielded 90 studies reporting 870 associations of interaction quality with child development and educational outcomes. → Steven J. Howard 2024
q3 i? The included studies comprised 108,693 children, with 71 of the 90 studies reporting significance for at least one association investigated. → Steven J. Howard 2024 (2)
Evidence¶
Steven J. Howard 2024¶
Steven J. Howard, Kate L. Lewis, Emma Walter, Irina Verenikina, & Lisa K. Kervin. (2024). Measuring the Quality of Adult–Child Interactions in the Context of ECEC: a Systematic Review on the Relationship with Developmental and Educational Outcomes. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09832-3
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Systematic review conducted per PRISMA guidelines, searching A Plus Education, PubMed, Web of Science, psycINFO, MEDLINE, ERIC and CINAHL; the review "yielding 90 studies reporting 870 associations" with associations (not studies) as the unit of analysis.
"Seven databases were searched for the years 2000–2022, yielding 90 studies reporting 870 associations of interaction quality with various child development and educational outcomes."
Steven J. Howard 2024 (2)¶
Steven J. Howard, Kate L. Lewis, Emma Walter, Irina Verenikina, & Lisa K. Kervin. (2024). Measuring the Quality of Adult–Child Interactions in the Context of ECEC: a Systematic Review on the Relationship with Developmental and Educational Outcomes. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09832-3
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Overview of the 90 included studies in the Results section: 71 reported at least one significant association, 25 were cross-sectional and 65 longitudinal, comprising "108,693 children" with sample sizes ranging from 44 to 13,565.
"Seventy-one of the 90 studies included in the analytic sample reported significance for at least one asso- ciation investigated. Twenty-five studies reported cross-sectional data and 65 longi- tudinal data. The included studies comprised 108,693 children."
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Related Claims¶
- Consistency of association with child outcomes varies across interaction quality dimensions, improving for supporting play but remaining low for instructional support even against aligned outcomes — related
- Global ECEC quality indices show little evidence of relating to child outcomes — related
- Prior meta-analyses report few or weak associations between ECEC quality indices and child progress, with process quality more predictive than structural quality — related
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The review's evidence base comprises 90 studies reporting 870 associations of interaction quality with child developmental and educational outcomes, covering 108,693 children |
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The review's evidence base comprises 90 studies reporting 870 associations of interaction quality with child developmental and educational outcomes, covering 108,693 children |
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