Participate in Online Study and Get Paid! Only Two Weeks Left! (fwd)

[theteach <theteach@theteachonline.net>]

FYI
alex

From: Jessica Masters <efe.pilot@bc.edu>


The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative at Boston College is 
seeking teachers in grades 4-9 to participate in an important online pilot 
study!  For this study, you will only need to complete one online survey 
and administer two online student tests to the same group of at least 15 
students.  Once you complete these requirements, you will receive a $100 
stipend!  And you can receive multiple $100 stipends for taking the 
surveys and tests in multiple sub-content areas!

This study will conclude on Friday, December 22, so please sign up and 
participate today!  Details are listed below, and can also be found at our 
website:

www.bc.edu/efepilot

We need your help to gather data for this important study!


ELIGIBILITY

In order to be eligible you must:
• Be a teacher in grades 4- 9
• NOT be a teacher in the following list of states. (The larger research study will occur in these states and thus these teachers cannot participate in the pilot study).
     o Alabama
     o Delaware
     o Kentucky
     o Mississippi
     o Missouri
     o New Hampshire
     o Pennsylvania
     o West Virginia
• Be able to administer an online test to a class of students.


COMPENSATION

All teachers who participate will receive instant feedback about student 
performance.  You can use this feedback to assess your students and inform 
future instruction.

In addition to the feedback about your students’ performance, the first 
200 teachers to complete the requirements will receive $100 for each 
sub-content area.  Completing the requirements means taking the teacher 
survey and administering both tests to your students.  All participating 
teachers will be notified when stipends are no longer available.


REQUIREMENTS

You can participate in multiple sub-content areas (listed below).  Participation requirements are:

• You will take one online survey, estimated to take 30-45 minutes to 
complete.

• You will administer two online tests to a class of at least 15 
students.  Each test takes one full class period; the total amount of 
participation time needed from your students is two class periods.  You 
will need Flash v8 or higher to administer the students tests.  This 
software is free for download at 
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/

These requirements are for each sub-content area chosen.  The sub-content areas are:

4th and 5th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
   • Vocabulary
   • Reading Comprehension: Narrative
   • Reading Comprehension: Expository
   • Writing

5th and 6th Grade Math sub-content areas:
   • Fractions
   • Algebraic Thinking
   • Measurement

7th and 8th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
   • Vocabulary
   • Reading Comprehension: Narrative
   • Reading Comprehension: Expository
   • Writing

8th and 9th Grade Math sub-content areas:
   • Proportional Reasoning
   • Functions
   • Geometric Measurement

For more information about the study and to sign up, please visit:

http://www.bc.edu/efepilot and click “Sign Up for the Study!”

Once you sign up, you will be directed to the Teacher Management Page. 
Here you can download the files “Pilot Instructions” and “Stipend 
and Contact Information” for further details.

You can also contact the researchers at efe.pilot@bc.edu.