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Ontario learning support teachers needed for Research Study
Are you a Learning Support Teacher (as known as a Special Education Resource Teacher) working in an Ontario elementary school? Ms. Pascale Gendron and Dr. Deanna Friesen at Western University’s Faculty of Education invite you to participate in a research study. The study is examining learning support teachers’ impressions of psychoeducational reports and behavioural support plans. If interested, you would participate in two online asynchronous sessions of approximately one to two hours each. During each session, you would annotate a report or plan on a fictional student and answer questions on these documents and on your professional background. Following each session, you will be compensated with a 30$ gift card. For more information, please contact Pascale Gendron at pgendron@uwo.ca
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French teachers needed for a Research Study on The Right to Read
Are you a French Teacher (Core or Immersion) working in an Ontario elementary school? Ms. Olivia Butler, Ms. Madison Kramreither and Dr. Deanna Friesen at Western University’s Faculty of Education invite you to participate in a research study. The study is examining French Teachers’ views on implementing the Right to Read report in French contexts and supporting students with learning disabilities. If interested, you would participate in an online survey of approximately one hour. You will be compensated with a 30$ gift card. For more information, please contact Olivia Butler at obutler4@uwo.ca.
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Examining Exercises for Collocation Learning: An Eye-tracking Study
Are you currently a student at Western University and speak English as a second language? Dr. Deanna Friesen, Dr. Frank Boers and Dr. Ruslan Suvorov are conducting a study about language exercises for collocation learning. Collocations are word partnerships, such as meet a deadline, heavy rain, and highly contagious. Despite being popular in textbooks for learning English, little is known about how to effectively teach collocations in language exercises. This study examines how learners process collocation in multiple-choice exercises. If interested, you would be invited to 2 sessions (a week apart) where you would do collocation exercises while your eye-movements are tracked. You would also complete a questionnaire about your language background and do an English vocabulary task. Each session would take approximately 1 hour and you will be compensated with a $25 Amazon gift card for each session. For more information about elibility please contact Khang Nguyen at nnguy69@uwo.ca.