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Defining, Conceptualizing, and Measuring Fidelity of Implementation and Its Relationship to Outcomes in K–12 Curriculum Intervention Research

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Defining, Conceptualizing, and Measuring Fidelity of Implementation and Its Relationship to Outcomes in K–12 Curriculum Intervention Research
Abstract/Description
Education researchers are being asked to conduct rigorous, scientifically based studies of K–12 curriculum interventions; therefore, the need for measuring fidelity of implementation and empirically relating it to outcomes (the chief rationale for this review) is warranted to ensure internal and external validity. The results of this review indicate that there are too few studies to guide researchers on how fidelity of implementation to core curriculum interventions can be measured and related to outcomes, particularly within efficacy and effectiveness studies, where the requirements for fidelity measures differ. This review attempts to clarify the definition, conceptualization, and measurement of fidelity of implementation and to guide future researchers in understanding how fidelity of implementation can be used to adjust or interpret outcome measures.
Author/creator
O’Donnell, Carol L.
Date
2008
In publication
Review of Educational Research
Volume
78
Issue
1
Pages
33-84
Resource type
en Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
en Published Text
Scholarship genre
en Synthesis/Overview
Keywords
program evaluation
effectiveness
curriculum studies
fidelity of implementation
program integrity
IRE Approach/Concept
Implementation
Language
en
Open access/full-text available
en Yes
Peer reviewed
en Yes
ISSN
0034-6543
DOI
10.3102/0034654307313793
URL
Official Publisher's Webpage (SAGE Journals)
Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)
Citation
O’Donnell, C. L. (2008). Defining, Conceptualizing, and Measuring Fidelity of Implementation and Its Relationship to Outcomes in K–12 Curriculum Intervention Research. Review of Educational Research, 78(1), 33–84. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654307313793
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Introducing Improvement Research in Education
Abbreviation
Review of Educational Research
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IRE Handbook Introduction Citation

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