Team I		/100

LYONS, KELLY	WL 1 MIS	SPC	Misc	kdocter	 24-nov-2010 12:44:13
COCHRAN, ERICA            Doct   CFA ARC  L     9.0  ericac  

This seems like a fine start.

A couple of cautionary notes:

(1) It will be very important to think through how you are going to
    sample [or census!] students. 

(2) The literature you cite gives very wide scope for a questionnaire
    or survey instrument.  You want to be sure to keep it constrained
    enough that you don't get bogged down in trying to "cover all the
    bases" with one survey.  Also you want to build in time in your
    schedule for some useful pre-testing -- to make sure the
    instrument is not too long, not too hard for students to complete,
    etc.  

    In this regard it would be helpful to carefully define -- and
    narrow, without destroying -- the construct you want to measure
    most with this study.

(3) Decide -- soon -- whether you are doing a survey or a census.
    Report on this as a part of your I.2 submission.

Happy to talk to you about your ideas for either of the above, as
needed.

best,

-BJ

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Notes on I.2:


   D. Sampling Frame &
   E. Target Population		

      OK.  Good that you've settled on Lincoln and Carmalt schools.  

      Have you already started an appropriate IRB process for those
      schools?  This will take some time, so the sooner you get going
      on this, with the schools and the district, the better. 

      good discussion of coverage error, under/over-coverage, as well
      as other sources of error.

   F. Mode of Data Collection	

      p&p to all students.  ok

   G. Important Variables	

      this is fine

      looks like you are making plans for developing the survey form
      too, and sources for the items, great.