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Implementation of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Strategies: An Examination of Preschool Teachers' Perceptions
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Sophia R. D'Agostino; Sarah E. Pinkelman; Melissa Maye – Journal of Early Intervention, 2024
Naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention (NDBI) strategies appear to be well-suited for implementation by preschool teachers of young children ages 3 through 5, yet research exploring NDBI implementation within this specific context is extremely limited. We applied an implementation science framework to examine reported knowledge,…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Children, Intervention
An Implementation Science Framework for Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Fidelity in Early Childhood Intervention Studies
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Dunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Raab, Melinda – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
An implementation science framework is used to differentiate between two types of practices (implementation and intervention) and to describe how the fidelity of the two practices are related and would be expected to influence outcomes of interest. The two practices are the methods and procedures used by implementation agents (e.g., a coach) to…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Program Implementation, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education
Developing and Gathering Psychometric Evidence for a Fidelity Instrument: The Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool--Pilot Version
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Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Fox, Lise; Bishop, Crystal Crowe; Miller, M. David – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Fidelity assessment has received renewed attention in recent years, particularly as distinctions have been made in implementation science between intervention fidelity and implementation fidelity. Considering both types of fidelity has been recommended when developing fidelity instruments. In the present article, we describe development of the…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Program Implementation
Implementation Fidelity of a Coaching-Based Professional Development Program for Improving Head Start Teachers' Literacy and Language Instruction
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Powell, Douglas R.; Diamond, Karen E. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Structural, process, and content dimensions of a coaching-based professional development (PD) intervention were examined in an implementation fidelity study. The intervention focused on Head Start teachers' vocabulary and phonemic awareness instruction, and was delivered through onsite classroom visits and technologically mediated methods that…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Program Implementation, Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance)