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CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH STUDY

What will you need to do?

If you volunteer to participate in this research study, we will ask you to do the following before the end of the semester:

1. Complete at least one episode (page) of the appropriate module for your course (approximately 30-90 minutes).
2. Later in the semester, complete a short survey about your experiences in this course (10 minutes).

Time commitment:

Your participation in this research study is expected to last for 30-90 minutes to complete the module and 10 minutes to complete the survey.

Potential Risks or Discomforts: None

Potential Benefits:

The long-term potential benefits of the program include increased success in mathematics-heavy STEM courses, with a corresponding increase in success of students in STEM fields.

Payment for Participation:

You will not receive any payment for participating in this research study.

New Information:

You will be notified about any new information regarding this study that may affect your willingness to participate in a timely manner.

Confidentiality:

We will do our best to protect the information we collect from you. However, there always remains a risk that someone not involved in the research could access your data. We will disclose this information only with your permission or as required by law.

We will make our best efforts to maintain confidentiality of any information that is collected during this research study. We will protect your confidentiality by storing and accessing data only through university-approved platforms.

The research team, authorized CUNY staff, the U.S. Department of Education, and government agencies that oversee this type of research may have access to research data and records in order to monitor the research. Publications and/or presentations that result from this study will not identify you by name.

Participants’ Rights:

Your participation in this research study is entirely voluntary. If you decide not to participate, there will be no penalty to you, and you will not lose any benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.

Your participation or non-participation in this study will in no way affect your grades, your academic standing with CUNY, or any other status in the College.

You can decide to withdraw your consent and stop participating in the research at any time, without any penalty.

Questions, Comments or Concerns:

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the research, you can talk to Jonas Reitz, Professor, Department of Mathematics, jreitz@citytech.cuny.edu, 718-260-5380.

If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, or you have comments or concerns that you would like to discuss with someone other than the researchers, please call the CUNY Research Compliance Administrator at 646-664-8918. Alternately, you can write to:

CUNY Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Attn: Research Compliance Administrator
205 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017