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Commentary: Learning from Variations in Fidelity of Implementation
Author(s) -
Balu Rekha,
Doolittle Fred
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20173
Subject(s) - fidelity , reading (process) , variation (astronomy) , theme (computing) , psychology , control (management) , computer science , mathematics education , political science , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , physics , astrophysics , law , operating system
The articles in this special issue discuss efforts to improve academic reading outcomes for students and ways to achieve high implementation fidelity of promising strategies. At times the authors discuss if—and how—strong fidelity is associated with strong outcomes and potentially even impacts (the difference between program and control group outcomes). We want to explore this theme in two ways: (a) learning from the variation in fidelity to think about potential points of entry and levers for improvement in implementation, and (b) broadening the evaluation focus to include “service contrast” as a factor driving impacts on student outcomes. We conclude with suggestions for future research.