[nabs-l] An Invitation to Participate in a Sex Knowledge Survey

Wed Feb 2 02:49:31 UTC 2011

They probably aren't trying to find out WHEN students gain the knowledge,
but rather if they have it at all by this particular age when one presumably
has finished high school and possibly had some sex education. If you have
questions about their methodology, they did provide contact information.
Speaking as a researcher, I would always answer participant questions about
the methodology of the study ***IF it would not interfere with the
collection of accurate data.

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Jewel S. <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow, the age range is very restrictive. Do they think that the limited
> age range wwill promote a more valid survey? I have to question that.
> They should include younger and older students to get an idea of when
> students gain sexual knowledge. A survey of just 18-20 year-olds will
> not show when students gain that sexual knowledge....
>
> On 1/31/11, Liz Bottner <liziswhatis at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > I send the following on behalf of a colleague. See below.
> >
> >
> >
> > Liz
> >
> >
> > We are conducting a study to develop the content of a test to determine
> the
> > level of knowledge that young adults who are blind or severely visually
> > disabled possess. Thus, with this e-mail message, you are being invited
> to
> > participate if you are between the ages of 18 and 20 and if you are blind
> or
> > severely visually impaired.  Please read the ramifications for
> participation
> > in the study which are described below. After reading the information, if
> > you wish to participate  in the study, please send Gaylen Kapperman an
> > e-e-mail indicating that you are willing to participate. Include your
> name,
> > age, whether you are male or female, and the approximate level of visual
> > disability that you have. Include  your mailing address and your
> telephone
> > number. If you agree to the stipulations as described below, indicate
> that
> > in your e-mail.  Upon receipt of your e-mail, Professor Kapperman will
> > forward your e-mail to one of his research assistants who will make
> contact
> > with you to set up a  date and time when you can be interviewed.  If you
> are
> > male, he will choose a male research assistant and if you are female, he
> > will choose a female research assistant. Upon completion of the
> interview,
> > we will send you a ten-dollar bill as a token of our appreciation. Please
> > read the description of the research study below.
> > And please forward this e-mail to anyone whom you know who meets the
> > requirements for participation and whom you think may be interested in
> being
> > included in the study. We are trying to find as many individuals to
> > participate as we can by "going viral" with this invitation.  Thus, you
> can
> > help us a lot by forwarding this on to others.
> >
> > Please read the following paragraphs carefully.
> > With this e-mail message, we are requesting that you participate in a
> > research study. We want to develop a test over sex knowledge which blind
> and
> > visually impaired young adults can take. This is a rough draft. That is,
> we
> > are not certain whether the 131true/false statements on the test are
> written
> > properly. You can help us develop this test by taking it and giving us
> your
> > answers.  Your answers will be completely anonymous. That is, no one
> except
> > the researchers will know how you answered the statements. No one outside
> of
> > the research team will see your answers.  We will ask you to indicate
> > whether you are a  male or female , your age, and your visual acuity. We
> > will record all of that information including your name and address, but
> > please be assured that once we have analyzed the results, we intend to
> > delete  all of the names of the participants so no one in the future will
> be
> > able to tell who participated.
> >
> > The  interviewer will read each statement. Then, you are to  tell the
> > interviewer whether you think it is true or false.  We do not want you to
> > guess. Thus, if you do not know, we want you to indicate that to the
> > interviewer. Also, if  the interviewer  reads words that you do not
> > understand, we want you to  tell the interviewer those words.  When you
> are
> > done, we will  send you a ten-dollar bill as a token of our appreciation
> for
> > your willingness to  be interviewed.
> >
> > The purpose of this study is to develop the best test we can in order
> that
> > we can use it in the future with other visually disabled adolescents and
> > young adults. The problem is if the test is not very good, then we can't
> > trust the results. Thus, you can help us by taking the test as a trial
> run.
> > We will analyze all of the answers given by all of the  participants to
> help
> > us figure out which statements are good and which ones should be thrown
> out
> > or rewritten.
> >
> > We want you to understand that you are not forced to  participate in this
> > study. If you choose not to participate, that is okay. Nothing bad will
> > happen. If you start the  interview and then decide not to finish it,
> that
> > is okay too. We want you to know that if you finish the interview, then
> we
> > will give you a ten-dollar bill. If you decide not to  be interviewed or
> not
> > to finish the interview, then you will not receive the money.
> >
> > If you have questions or concerns about this study, you are invited to
> > contact Gaylen Kapperman, the director of the study. He can be reached by
> > e-mail at gkapperman at niu.edu. Alternatively, you may reach him by
> telephone
> > at 815-753-8453 at Northern  Illinois University.
> >
> > Please be sure to read the following statement.
> > By my responding to this invitation by sending Gaylen Kapperman an e-mail
> > indicating my willingness to participate, I attest to the fact that I
> have
> > read the statement above and that I understand the  ramifications of my
> > participation in the study.
> >
> > Thank you very  much.
> > Sincerely,
> > Gaylen Kapperman
> > Professor and Coordinator
> > Visual Disabilities Program
> > Department of Teaching and Learning
> > Northern Illinois University
> > DeKalb, IL 60115
> > 815-753-8453
> > gkapperman at niu.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > email:
> >
> >  <mailto:liziswhatis at hotmail.com> liziswhatis at hotmail.com
> >
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