SWIFT Fidelity of Implementation Tool: Development and Preliminary Technical Adequacy

The SWIFT Fidelity of Implementation Tool (SWIFT-FIT) is designed to measure growth and maturation of a school’s inclusive educational practices and to help simplify school decision making about installing or improving practice. This report describes the development and technical adequacy of this instrument. Based on this technical adequacy, trained assessors may use SWIFT-FIT in research, evaluation and on-going implementation of the SWIFT framework in schools.

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