Iterative describes an action, process, or operation that involves repetition. It is related to iteration, which is a procedure in which a repetition of a sequence of operations yields outcomes successfully closer to a desired sequence of results. With regards to Institute of Education Sciences( IES), iterative seems to describe the process through an intervention is developed and changed in response to the data that results from the current version of the intervention. For some IES funding opportunities, the goal is that the funded individual demonstrate how they use early results to shape the grant activities that follow.
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