Partnership for Kentucky Schools Turn Up the Volume: The Students Speak Toolkit
Students Speak Toolkit  >  II. The Focus Group Blueprint  >  B. Act  >  3. Draw a random sample.  >  Sample slot sheet

Middle School Females Focus Group
(Goal: 8 participants; over-sampling by 4 to recruit 12 students, plus 5 reserves)

1. _____________________ [6th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; African American, non-athlete]

2. _____________________ [6th grade female; 'C' or below 'C' average; Caucasian, athlete]

3. _____________________ [6th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; Caucasian, non-athlete]

4. _____________________ [6th grade female; 'C' or below 'C' average; Caucasian, athlete]

5. _____________________ [7th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; Caucasian, non-athlete]

6. _____________________ [7th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; Caucasian, non-athlete]

7. _____________________ [7th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; African American, athlete]

8. _____________________ [7th grade female; 'C' or below 'C' average; Caucasian, athlete]

9. _____________________ [8th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; Caucasian, non-athlete]

10 _____________________[8th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; African American, athlete]

11. ____________________ [8th grade female; 'C' or below 'C' average; Caucasian, athlete]

12. ____________________ [8th grade female; 'C' or below 'C' average; African American, non-athlete]


Reserves [don't recruit unless you need to later on]

1. _____________________ [6th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; African American, non-athlete]

2. _____________________ [7th grade female; 'C' or below 'C' average; Caucasian, athlete]

3. _____________________ [7th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; African American, non-athlete]

4. _____________________ [8th grade female; 'A' or 'B' average; Caucasian, non-athlete]

5. _____________________ [8th grade female; 'C' or below 'C' average; African American, athlete]


[Any students who were drawn for a slot but who met one or more of the characteristics for exclusion should not appear on this list.]

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