Applying Research on Science Materials Implementation: Bringing Measurement of Fidelity of Implementation (FOI) to Scale

本教材开发应用研究项目是一项为期三年的研究，旨在研究美国国家科学基金会支持的科学教材在芝加哥的实施情况。该项目旨在扩大对执行保真度的研究。它生产了一套附有用户指南的仪器，以供今后的研究。该项目确定了所研究课程的“关键组成部分”和“保真标准”，以确定这些组成部分在教学中的保真程度。经过现场测试，这些仪器在芝加哥90所公立学校使用。数据分析定义了实施的“类型”，并探讨了这些类型与学生成绩之间的关系。该项目还探讨了这些工具在数学和其他环境中的使用。

This Instructional Materials Development applied research project is a three-year study of implementation of NSF-supported science instructional materials in Chicago. The project seeks to scale up studies of fidelity of implementation. It produces a suite of instruments accompanied by a User's Guide for future research. The project identifies "critical components" of the curricula being studied and "fidelity criteria" to determine the extent to which those components are present with fidelity in instruction. After field-test, the instruments are used in 90 Chicago Public Schools. Data analysis defines "typologies" of implementation and explores the relationship between those typologies and student achievement. The project also explores uses of the instruments for mathematics and in other settings.