Please share this testing survey with 5th-6th grade parents/students
Deadline April 23.
Dear Parent or Guardian,
I am conducting a research study entitled “High-Stakes Testing: The Student Voice” with 5th and 6th grade student in the Chicago Area. We are interested in examining the student perspective of high-stakes standardized tests. Ultimately, my hope is to learn if students feel that high-stakes testing affects them emotionally or academically. We are requesting that you allow your child to participate.
Participants in the study will be asked to complete an online survey which consists of 45 questions. Afterwards, 10-25% of the students will be selected to participate in a one-on-one interview. The total time to participate in the study will be approximately two hours. Students who participate will complete the survey online.
There are no foreseeable risks to participating in the study.
Names will be used in filling out the study’s forms, but all responses will be anonymous. No one at the school will have access to any of the information collected. Surveys will be kept on Loyola University server and will be accessible only to the researchers.
Participation in the study is entirely voluntary and there will be no penalty for not participating. All students for whom we have parent consent will be asked if they wish to participate and only those who agree will complete the forms. Moreover, participants will be free to stop taking part in the study at any time.
Loyola University Chicago’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) has approved this study. Should you have any questions about the study please contact Dr. Noah Sobe at (312) 915-6954 or, if you have questions about your rights as a research participant, you can contact the Loyola University Office of Research Services at (773) 508-2689.
Confidentiality will be maintained to the degree permitted by the technology used. Your participation in this online survey involves risks similar to a person’s everyday use of the Internet.
Please print this letter for your records.
Sincerely,
Julianna Cechowski
Culture of Education and Policy Studies
Loyola University Chicago
Mark as junk?
OK. So, do I mark this as junk or spam? Paul warns us that under Bruce Rauner: 13,000 teachers will lose their jobs. Communities will be forced to decide between hiking their property taxes and closing their schools. We will have a weakened school system. And this is different from your slash-and-burn approach to school reform how??