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ERIC Number: EJ1037875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Feb
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0957 7572
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Examining Fidelity of Program Implementation in a STEM-Oriented Out-of-School Setting
Barker, Bradley S.; Nugent, Gwen; Grandgenett, Neal F.
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, v24 n1 p39-52 Feb 2014
In the United States and many other countries there is a growing emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education that is expanding the number of both in-school and out-of-school instructional programs targeting important STEM outcomes. As instructional leaders increasingly train teachers and facilitators to undertake new STEM focused programs, it will become especially important for these leaders to understand the concept of program fidelity, which seeks to examine the alignment between how a program is designed to be implemented and how that program is actually implemented in the field. This article discusses an exploratory study examining program fidelity within the geospatial and robotics technologies for the twenty-first century (GEAR-Tech-21) project, which is an out-of-school program teaching educational robotics and geospatial-related STEM concepts, across more than 20 different states, as funded by the National Science Foundation. The study results identified relationships related to program fidelity that were identifiable across various instructional modules, and associated with specific training and content characteristics.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL 0833403