Project Narrative The project narrative (recommended length: no more than 25 pages) for an Efficacy/Replication project application must include four sections: Significance, Research Plan, Personnel, and Resources. Significance The purpose of this section is to explain why it is important to test the impact of – the intervention on student education outcomes under the proposed conditions and sample. In order to be responsive and sent forward for scientific peer review, Requirements: applications under the Efficacy/Replication goal must describe The intervention to be evaluated and For a Replication study or a Follow-up study, the evidence from the original Efficacy study. Recommendations for a Strong Application: In order to address the above requirements, the Institute recommends that you include the following in your Significance section to provide a compelling rationale for the proposed Efficacy/Replication work. Note the type of study proposed (Efficacy, Replication, Follow-Up, or Retrospective) early in the Significance section. Include the following in your description of the fully developed intervention that you propose to evaluate: The intervention’s components; Processes and materials (e.g., manuals, websites, training, coaching) that will be used to support implementation of the intervention; and Evidence that the intervention is fully developed and ready for implementation in authentic education settings (e.g., all materials and implementation supports such as professional development are available). Applications to evaluate newly developed and non-widely used interventions often require more of this type of evidence than those evaluating widely used interventions. If the intervention you wish to test and/or its implementation processes and materials are not yet fully developed, you should apply under Development/Innovation to complete it. Describe the intervention’s context: Identify the target population and where implementation will take place. Identify who the end users of the intervention are and describe how implementation will be carried out by them. Describe the ideal or routine conditions under which the intervention will be implemented. Ideal conditions provide a more controlled setting under which the intervention may be more likely to have beneficial impacts. For example, ideal conditions could include more implementation support than would
Project Narrative The project narrative (recommended length: no more than 25 pages) for an Efficacy/Replication project application must include four sections: Significance, Research Plan, Personnel, and Resources. Significance – The purpose of this section is to explain why it is important to test the impact of the intervention on student education outcomes under the proposed conditions and sample. Requirements: In order to be responsive and sent forward for scientific peer review, applications under the Efficacy/Replication goal must describe The intervention to be evaluated and For a Replication study or a Follow-up study, the evidence from the original Efficacy study. Recommendations for a Strong Application: In order to address the above requirements, the Institute recommends that you include the following in your Significance section to provide a compelling rationale for the proposed Efficacy/Replication work. Note the type of study proposed (Efficacy, Replication, Follow-Up, or Retrospective) early in the Significance section. Include the following in your description of the fully developed intervention that you propose to evaluate: The intervention’s components; Processes and materials (e.g., manuals, websites, training, coaching) that will be used to support implementation of the intervention; and Evidence that the intervention is fully developed and ready for implementation in authentic education settings (e.g., all materials and implementation supports such as professional development are available). Applications to evaluate newly developed and non-widely used interventions often require more of this type of evidence than those evaluating widely used interventions. If the intervention you wish to test and/or its implementation processes and materials are not yet fully developed, you should apply under Development/Innovation to complete it. Describe the intervention’s context: Identify the target population and where implementation will take place. Identify who the end users of the intervention are and describe how implementation will be carried out by them. Describe the ideal or routine conditions under which the intervention will be implemented. Ideal conditions provide a more controlled setting under which the intervention may be more likely to have beneficial impacts. For example, ideal conditions could include more implementation support than would
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