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ERIC Number: ED625719
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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What Is Fidelity?
Watkins, Correy; Hornak, Rebekah
State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices Center
Fidelity is defined as doing what is intended. The purpose of measuring fidelity is to assist with supporting implementation. Collecting fidelity data provides an opportunity to problem-solve throughout the process versus waiting for outcome data. More often than not, purchased programs and curriculum materials are missing a research-validated measurement to ensure it is implemented as intended. Educational institutions may be measuring fidelity through the use of a walkthrough tool or teacher self-report, but are the tools aligned with what they want to measure (Hill & Erickson, 2019). This brief examines the concept and provides real-world examples from the Florida Department of Education, the Kentucky Department of Education, and the Minnesota Department of Education.
State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices Center. Available from: FPG Child Development Institute. University of North Carolina, Publications Office, CB# 8185, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185. Tel: 919-966-0857; e-mail: FPGpublications@unc.edu; Web site: https://sisep.fpg.unc.edu/about-us
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) Center; National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)
Identifiers - Location: Minnesota; Florida; Kentucky
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