Pt1420 Unit 4 Assignment 1
PART FOUR
Measurement
A. Data collection.
For the initial baseline measure all characteristics were taken from the Buffalo Public School public record’s which are available on their website. The specific school chosen within the district was PS 17. These records are from the 2015-2016 school year. Once the intervention is set in place, the same records for PS 17 will be accessed for 2016-2017 school year to compare the data and see if the intervention was effective.
A. Instrumentation.
These questions would be given with consent to each of the student’s parents due to age restriction of the children.
Interval level question & content validity: This question is valid by asking which of the following choices reflect their income. This question will tell the researcher weather or not the make an income that is above or below the poverty level. …show more content…
If your income falls between two choices please selected the higher of the two numbers.a) $12,060
b) $16,240
c) $20,420
d) $24,600
e) $28,780
f) $32,960
g) $37,140
h) $41,320
i) My income is less that $12,060
j) My income is greater than 41,320
Ordinal level question & content validity: This question has good content validity because it shows how much school a child is missing and is used to formulate the rate of absenteeism.
How many times on average, per month does your child miss school? 1 or more hours late for school are included for a day missed. (1 hour late = 1 day missed)
Never
Rarely
Occasionally
Frequently
Always
0 Days per month
1-3 days per month
4-7 days per month
8-14 days per month
15+ days per month
Nominal level question & content validity: Asking how many people live in the household and combining it was the interval level question from about will tell if that family meets the federal criteria for being in
Measurement
A. Data collection.
For the initial baseline measure all characteristics were taken from the Buffalo Public School public record’s which are available on their website. The specific school chosen within the district was PS 17. These records are from the 2015-2016 school year. Once the intervention is set in place, the same records for PS 17 will be accessed for 2016-2017 school year to compare the data and see if the intervention was effective.
A. Instrumentation.
These questions would be given with consent to each of the student’s parents due to age restriction of the children.
Interval level question & content validity: This question is valid by asking which of the following choices reflect their income. This question will tell the researcher weather or not the make an income that is above or below the poverty level. …show more content…
If your income falls between two choices please selected the higher of the two numbers.a) $12,060
b) $16,240
c) $20,420
d) $24,600
e) $28,780
f) $32,960
g) $37,140
h) $41,320
i) My income is less that $12,060
j) My income is greater than 41,320
Ordinal level question & content validity: This question has good content validity because it shows how much school a child is missing and is used to formulate the rate of absenteeism.
How many times on average, per month does your child miss school? 1 or more hours late for school are included for a day missed. (1 hour late = 1 day missed)
Never
Rarely
Occasionally
Frequently
Always
0 Days per month
1-3 days per month
4-7 days per month
8-14 days per month
15+ days per month
Nominal level question & content validity: Asking how many people live in the household and combining it was the interval level question from about will tell if that family meets the federal criteria for being in