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The influence of fidelity of implementation on teacher-student interaction quality in the context of a randomized controlled trial of the Responsive Classroom approach . This study examined the direct and indirect effects between training in the Responsive Classroom® ( RC ) approach , teachers ' uptake of RC practices , and teacher-student interaction quality , using a structural equation modeling framework . A total of 24 schools were randomly assigned to experimental or control conditions . Third- and fourth-grade teachers in treatment schools ( n=132 ) received training in the RC approach , whereas teachers in control schools ( n=107 ) continued " business as usual . " Observers rated teachers ' fidelity of implementation ( FOI ) of RC practices 5 times throughout the year using the Classroom Practices Observation Measure . In addition , teachers completed self-report measures of FOI , the Classroom Practices Teacher Survey and Classroom Practices Frequency Survey , at the end of the school year . Teacher-student interactions were rated during classroom observations using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System . Controlling for teachers ' grade level and teacher-student interaction quality at pretest , RC training was expected to predict posttest teacher-student interaction quality directly and indirectly through FOI . Results supported only a significant indirect effect , β=0.85 , p=.002 . Specifically , RC teachers had higher levels of FOI of RC practices , β=1.62 , p < .001 , R2=.69 . In turn , FOI related to greater improvement in teacher-student interaction quality , β=0.52 , p=.001 , R2=.32 . Discussion highlights factors contributing to variability in FOI and school administrators roles in supporting FOI .
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Intervention_Educational
Responsive Classroom approach
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Outcome_Other
fidelity of implementation
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Outcome_Mental
teacher-student interaction quality
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Outcome_Other
direct and indirect effects
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Participant_Condition
teacher-student interaction
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Participant_Sample-size
24
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Participant_Sample-size
n=132
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Participant_Sample-size
n=107