GrazIAS – Graz Scale of Interaction Quality in ECEC – Determining and enhancing high quality in early childhood education and care. Measuring tool for the quality of interaction in daycare centers (SUF Edition)
Full edition for scientific use. At the Department for Early Childhood Education of the University of Graz a standardized instrument for assessing the quality of interaction between educational professionals and children in crèches and kindergartens has been developed on the basis of the latest scientific findings. With the help of the Graz Scale of Interaction Quality for children in the first six years (GrazIAS 0-6), the performance of interactions between each individual professional and the children can be measured. The content of the instrument has been validated by experts from science and practice (Walter-Laager et al., 2020). In the GrazIAS, aspects of age-appropriate interaction quality that promotes development are described in detail. These form the basis for good teaching and learning processes and the well-being of the children. These aspects are evaluated by means of non-participant observations by trained assessors on the basis of defined indicators. The data on interaction quality is collected centrally. The resulting dataset is continuously expanded with each new study. The dataset is composed of various studies since 2020 and includes data from kindergartens, crèches and daycare centers from different countries. With the regular use of the survey instrument the dataset is continuously being expanded with further studies
