ERIC Number: ED563378
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
Abstractor: ERIC
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Linking Implementation Fidelity to Impacts in an RCT
Unlu, Fatih; Bozzi, Laurie; Layzer, Carolyn; Smith, Arthur; Price, Cristofer; Hurtig, Richard
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
In experimental studies, researchers are often interested in secondary research questions that explore important aspects of main findings, such as whether or not program effects vary according to the level of fidelity in which the program has been implemented; or according to the dosage received by individuals participated in the program. In this evaluation, stakeholders questioned whether higher fidelity of implementation was related to greater impact of the intervention on student outcomes. This paper addresses this question and compares the methodology and results of three approaches for linking implementation fidelity to impacts. Exhibits are appended.
Descriptors: Fidelity, Program Implementation, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Problems, Program Evaluation, Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Curriculum, Kindergarten, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Young Children, Methods, Verbal Ability, Intelligence Tests, Vocabulary, Reading Tests, Mastery Tests
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305G040145
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