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Using performance feedback to enhance implementation fidelity of the problem-solving team process.
Matthew K Burns1, Rebecca Peters, George H Noell
1University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA. burns258@umn.edu
Journal of School Psychology
|December 17, 2008
Summary
Performance feedback improved implementation integrity for problem-solving teams (PSTs). However, PSTs did not fully adopt all data-based problem-solving components, indicating a need for further research on fidelity enhancement.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Implementation Science
Background:
- Implementation integrity is crucial for the effectiveness of problem-solving teams (PSTs) and response-to-intervention models.
- Performance feedback is a known strategy to enhance implementation integrity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if performance feedback improves procedural integrity in PSTs.
- To determine if feedback enhances the use of data-based problem-solving components.
Main Methods:
- A multiple-baseline design across three elementary schools was employed.
- Problem-solving teams (PSTs) received performance feedback using a 20-item checklist derived from literature.
- Implementation integrity was measured using a checklist.
Main Results:
- Performance feedback led to an immediate increase in implementation integrity, with non-overlapping data percentages of 90.9%, 90.0%, and 100%.
- Despite feedback, PSTs did not consistently monitor student progress, assess intervention effectiveness, or measure implementation fidelity.
Conclusions:
- Performance feedback can enhance the fidelity of critical data-based problem-solving components.
- Additional research is necessary to fully understand and improve PSTs' adherence to all aspects of data-based problem-solving.
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