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Lemire, Colombe; Rousseau, Michel; Dionne, Carmen – American Journal of Evaluation, 2023
Implementation fidelity is the degree of compliance with which the core elements of program or intervention practices are used as intended. The scientific literature reveals gaps in defining and assessing implementation fidelity in early intervention: lack of common definitions and conceptual framework as well as their lack of application. Through…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Fidelity, Program Implementation, Compliance (Legal)
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Wieth, Mareike B.; Francis, Andrea P. – Teaching of Psychology, 2018
The interdisciplinary topic of creativity is both fascinating and controversial. In this review, we begin by highlighting the many ways that researchers conceptualize and define creativity, focusing in particular on the difference between everyday creativity and creativity associated with exceptional breakthroughs in thinking. In addition, we…
Descriptors: Creativity, Individual Differences, Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking
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Wong, Chee Leong; Chu, Hye-Eun; Yap, Kueh Chin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
Currently, there is no agreement among scientists and science educators on whether heat should be defined as a "process of energy transfer" or "form of energy." For example, students may conceive of heat as "molecular kinetic energy," but the interpretation of this alternative conception is dependent on educational…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Definitions, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles