主办单位:成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154 CN 51-1097/G8

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 66-71.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2021.03.010

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Fidelity of Implementation in Intervention Research in Physical Education: Definition, Conceptual Framework, and Measurement

JIN Jing1, LI Weidong2, MA Lian3, TANG Yan3   

  1. 1. Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037 China;
    2. Department of Human Sciences, College of Education and Human Ecology, the Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210 USA;
    3. Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai200438 China
  • Received:2020-05-03 Revised:2021-02-20 Online:2021-05-15 Published:2021-06-18

Abstract: Researchers who published experimental studies in Chinese journals seldom report any data related to fidelity of implementation of program interventions. For intervention studies without any fidelity of implementation data, there lacks power to provide explanations to the findings. This greatly weakens the scientific and rigorous nature of intervention research in the field. This paper introduces the definition of fidelity of implementation and its 5-component conceptual framework, discuss the critical importance of measuring and evaluating fidelity of implementation, provide examples of assessing fidelity of implementation in detail, and develop a checklist to measure fidelity of implementation, with a goal of improving scientific rigor of intervention research in physical education in China.

Key words: physical education, experimental studies, teaching effectiveness

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