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The teacher’s enthusiasm inspired me to continue with my style of teaching.” ~Child Observation and Assessment Training Participant
Participants’ responses to the open-ended questions New things I plan to do are, and Some new things I learned in this training demonstrated the participants’ gain in knowledge of the material presented in the trainings. Due to the small sample size, open-ended responses were not analyzed systematically. However, information gleaned from an informal summary and analysis of the open-ended responses confirm participants’ positive experience in the training program and program impact. Ninety-six
2016
Figure 6. Participants' Ratings of Training Characteristics, by Training Strand
Training Presented Helpful Ideas
Training Was Informative
Training Increased my Knowledge
Plan to Do New Things Because of Training
3.5
3.8 3.69
3.88 3.90
4 3.95
Child Observation & Assessment (N=46)
Families & Community (N=21)
Health, Safety & Nutrition
(N=31)
Learning Environments & Curriculum (N=32)
Special Needs & Inclusion (N=2)
Positive Interactions & Guidance (N=21)
3.84 3.90
3.83 3.69
4 3.95
3.86 3.90
3.86 3.75
3.9 3.85
3.82 3.75
4 3.95
3.8 3.9 4
4 3.95
3.6
3.7
Item Rating (1= Strongly Disagree, 4=Strongly Agree)
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