Sample A: Cover Page of Thesis, Project, or Dissertation Proposal

was not participating in the research. Upon successful completion of final certification,
research assistants were allowed to collect pre-intervention data.
To ensure quality control, undergraduate research assistants were supervised
while administering both assessments to Head Start children as during final certification;
and feedback on their performances was provided. This supervision took place
approximately half way through the data collection period (approximately the last week
of November). Research assistants‘ questions regarding administration of the measures
were also addressed as they arose. The lead researcher also collected pre-intervention
data when needed.
In preparation for post-intervention data collection, a training meeting was
conducted to review the administration of both measures and to answer research
assistants‘ questions regarding administration. To ensure quality control during post-
intervention data collection, undergraduate research assistants were again supervised
while administering both assessments to Head Start children as during final certification;
and feedback on their performances was provided. This supervision took place
approximately half way through the data collection period (approximately the first full
week of May). Research assistants‘ questions regarding administration of the measures
were again addressed as they arose. Undergraduate research assistants were blind to
children‘s group assignment and spent approximately one half day in each classroom
before collecting data in that classroom. All assessments were conducted in English.
The lead researcher collected all MPAC data. This researcher has generally
demonstrated satisfactory reliability with the master MPAC coder during training for
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