Informed Consent Agreement
Please read this consent agreement carefully before you decide to participate in the study.
Project Title: Planning and Implementing Inquiry-Oriented Social Studies Instruction in the Elementary School
Purpose of the research study: The purpose of this project is to learn about elementary teachers’ experiences planning for and implementing inquiry-oriented instruction in social studies.
What you will do in the study: If you choose to participate in this study, you will give Alexa Quinn permission to analyze your responses to the implementation survey.
Time required: The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Risks: There are no anticipated risks in this study.
Benefits: There are no direct benefits to you for participating in this research study. The study may help us understand how to improve the design of inquiry-oriented instruction or better support teachers.
Confidentiality: The information that you give in the study will be handled confidentially. If you choose to include your name, it will not be used in any report. Surveys with names included will be assigned a numerical identifier. The list connecting your name to this number will be kept in a locked file and will be known only to the researcher. When the study is completed and the data have been analyzed, this list will be destroyed.
Voluntary participation and right to withdraw: Your participation in the study is completely voluntary. You may elect not to participate without any penalty or loss of benefits to which you would otherwise be entitled. If you participate at first, but later discontinue participation, you will not be subject to any penalty or loss of benefits. You are free to not answer certain survey questions without penalty or loss of benefits. Should you choose to participate, you can withdraw at any time without consequences of any kind. However, once your responses have been submitted and anonymously recorded you will not be able to withdraw from the study.
How to withdraw from the study: If you include your name and would like to withdraw from the study, please notify Alexa Quinn at (540)-568-6255 or at quinn4am@jmu.edu. There is no penalty for withdrawing.
Payment: You will receive no payment for participating in the study.
If you have questions about the study, contact:
Alexa M. Quinn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Early, Elementary, and Reading Education James Madison University
Telephone: (540) 568-6255
Email address: quinn4am@jmu.edu
Questions about Your Rights as a Research Subject
Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman Chair, Institutional Review Board James Madison University
Giving of Consent
I have read this consent form and I understand what is being requested of me as a participant in this study. I freely consent to participate. I have been given satisfactory answers to my questions. The investigator provided me with a copy of this form. I certify that I am at least 18 years of age.
If you need a copy of this consent form, you may print a copy of this page for your records.
IRB Reference #: 23-3584