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Type Inproceedings
Year 2008
Venue Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Baltimore, USA. March 30 - April 2, 2008.
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A framework for measuring fidelity of implementation of science instructional materials

Century J, Rudnick M, Freeman C, Leslie D, Kahveci M, Isaacs A

2008 — Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Baltimore, USA. March 30 - April 2, 2008.

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Century J, Rudnick M, Freeman C, Leslie D, Kahveci M, Isaacs A (2008). A framework for measuring fidelity of implementation of science instructional materials. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Baltimore, USA. March 30 - April 2, 2008.

Abstract

This paper describes outcomes of the first strand of the "Applied Research on Science Materials Implementation: Bringing Measurement of Fidelity of Implementation (FOI) to Scale" project. This NSF-funded project aims to measure the FOI of standards-based $K-8$ science and mathematics instructional materials in a large urban school district by developing and applying a suite of FOI instruments.

The first strand focused on developing a conceptual framework for describing FOI, based on a thorough literature review and iterative theoretical refinement. The framework comprises categories of critical components (essential elements of the intended program model). This process involved reviewing science instructional materials to identify these critical components and placing them into the framework categories. The paper describes how this framework is applied to instrument development and how it will help accurately describe teacher use of science instructional materials to provide meaningful FOI information to the served school district.

BibTeX

@inproceedings{ap, title = {A framework for measuring fidelity of implementation of science instructional materials}, author = {Century J, Rudnick M, Freeman C, Leslie D, Kahveci M, Isaacs A}, year = {2008}, booktitle = {Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Baltimore, USA. March 30 - April 2, 2008.}, abstract = {This paper describes outcomes of the first strand of the "Applied Research on Science Materials Implementation: Bringing Measurement of **Fidelity of Implementation (FOI)** to Scale" project. This NSF-funded project aims to measure the FOI of standards-based $K-8$ science and mathematics instructional materials in a large urban school district by developing and applying a suite of FOI instruments. The first strand focused on developing a **conceptual framework** for describing FOI, based on a thorough literature review and iterative theoretical refinement. The framework comprises categories of **critical components** (essential elements of the intended program model). This process involved reviewing science instructional materials to identify these critical components and placing them into the framework categories. The paper describes how this framework is applied to instrument development and how it will help accurately describe teacher use of science instructional materials to provide meaningful FOI information to the served school district.} }