Dear participant,
You are invited to participate in a research study conducted by Ying-Chen Maggie Mei, under the supervision of Professor Fred Davidson of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. The purpose of this research project is to attempt to understand the influence of the GEPT writing assessment. You were selected as a possible participant in this study because you are a current undergraduate student in Taiwan and because you are older than 18 years old. We need your feedback to help us understand the possible impact of writing tasks on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ writing production.
If you choose to volunteer, you will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire that asks a variety of questions about your comments on the GEPT writing assessment. The questionnaire will take about approximate 10 to 20 minutes to complete.
This survey is anonymous. Do not write your name on the questionnaire. No data will be stored that can identify you or can be tied back to you. No one will be able to identify you or your answers, and no one will know whether or not you participated in the study. Any information that you provide will be confidential.
Your participation in this study is voluntary. By submitting your completed questionnaire online or emailing Ying-Chen Maggie Mei mei11@illinois.edu with your completed survey, you are voluntarily agreeing to participate. You may decline to answer any questions that you do not wish to answer and you can withdraw your participation at any time by not submitting your responses. There are no known or anticipated risks from participating in this study.
Should you have any questions about the study, please contact Ying-Chen Maggie Mei at mei11@illinois.edu or Professor Davidson at: fgd@illinois.edu.
Thank you for considering participation in this study.
Sincerely,
Fred Davidson
Responsible Project Investigator
Professor of Linguistics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ying Chen Maggie Mei
Investigator
Graduate student of Linguistics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign