Analysis of Learning at an Advance Placement Descriptive Chemistry Web Site
Statement of Informed Consent
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Statement of Informed Consent
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Purpose of the Research
We are interested in studying how students and teachers use this World Wide Web site to learn chemistry.
Procedures
When users log on for the first time, they are asked for a unique email address or other identifying password and some basic demographic information. Users are encouraged to answer honestly, but answering demographic questions is not required to use this site.
We initiated this project on November 1, 1997. It has since been modified and re-initiated on October 1, 1999. The materials used were posted and tested before this time, and the announcement to the community of AP Chemistry teachers was made electronically at that date.
Risks and/or Discomforts
There are no known risks to users from using this Web site.
Benefits
Practice that is provided by this Web site might improve the user's score on the AP chemistry exam. Users are encouraged to track their scores and tutoring frequently by viewing their record. Each user's record can server as documentation of progress towards an improved score on the AP exam.
Alternatives
Alternatives to this Web site include many print materials that can be obtained from your local bookstore or ordered on-line from a national book vendor.
Confidentiality
The privacy of the participants in the research will be maintained throughout the study. We cannot guarantee the confidentiality of this information because it is gathered using the WWW and Web-access to the database by surreptitious means unknown to us may be possible now or may become possible in the future.
All data will be stored on a web server at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the academic term 1999-2000. The information obtained in this study may be published in scientific journals or presented at scientific meetings but the data will be reported as aggregated data.
Compensation
There is no compensation for participating in this research.
Opportunity to Ask Questions
Persons interested in discussing the research can contact the senior researcher, Dr. David W. Brooks. mailto:dbrooks1@unl.edu
Freedom to Withdraw
You are free to decide not to participate in this study or to withdraw at any time without adversely affecting your relationship with the investigators, the University of Nebraska, or the participating agent. Your decision will not result in any loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.
Consent, Right to Receive a Copy
You are voluntarily making decision whether or not to participate in this research study. Selecting 'agree' certifies that you have decided to participate having read and understood the information presented. We encourage you to print a copy of this form for your records.
Investigators
David W. Brooks, Ph.D., mailto:dbrooks1@unl.edu
Kent J. Crippen, Med., mailto:kcrippen2@unl.edu
If you have any questions about your rights as a research subject that have not been answered here or by the investigator, you may contact the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institutional Review Board, telephone (402)-472-6965, or e-mail the Compliance Coordinator, Ms. Shirley Horstman. (IRB# 97-10-084 EX) old