In the field of program evaluation, the term fidelity denotes how closely a set of procedures were implemented as they were supposed to have been. For example, it's difficult to draw conclusions from a [[study]] about formative assessment in school classrooms if the [[teachers]] are not able or willing to follow the procedures they received in [[training]]. | In the field of program evaluation, the term fidelity denotes how closely a set of procedures were implemented as they were supposed to have been. For example, it's difficult to draw conclusions from a [[study]] about formative assessment in school classrooms if the [[teachers]] are not able or willing to follow the procedures they received in [[training]]. |