ERIC Number: EJ1053640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 23
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Sustainability of a Scale-Up Intervention in Early Mathematics: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Implementation Fidelity
Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie; Wolfe, Christopher B.; Spitler, Mary Elaine
Early Education and Development, v26 n3 p427-449 2015
Research Findings: We evaluated the fidelity of implementation and the sustainability of effects of a research-based model for scaling up educational interventions. The model was implemented by 64 teachers in 26 schools in 2 distal city districts serving low-resource communities, with schools randomly assigned to condition. Practice or Policy: Although a logical expectation would be that, after the cessation of external support and professional development provided by the intervention, teachers would show a pattern of decreasing levels of fidelity, these teachers actually demonstrated increasing levels of fidelity, continuing to demonstrate high levels of sustained fidelity in their implementation of the underlying curriculum 2 years past exposure. Different profiles of variables predicted separate aspects of sustainability.
Descriptors: Sustainability, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies, Fidelity, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Kindergarten, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Enrichment Activities, Faculty Development, Questionnaires, Beliefs, Teaching Experience, Educational Practices, Mathematical Aptitude, Models, Preschool Teachers, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305K050157; R305A110188
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