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An Exploration of Treatment Fidelity of Instructional Experiment

PANG Wei-guo   

  1. School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Online:2010-05-15 Published:2010-05-15

Abstract: Treatment fidelity refers to the extent to which experimental treatment is implemented as originally designed.It is one of the most important factors that determine the research validity and conclusions.In instructional experiments,treatment fidelity was largely influenced by experimental design,training of the experimenters,instructional situations,and student characteristics.There are a number of ways researchers can use to sustain or enhance treatment fidelity.Methods include detailing experimental design,systematic training of experimenters,conducting pre-experiments,and monitoring the experimental processes.Treatment fidelity of an instructional experiment can be assessed by direct observation,product analysis,teacher's self-report,and student assessment.

Key words: instructional experiment, treatment fidelity, influential factors, assessment

CLC Number: 

  • G449
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