Dear teacher of gifted/talented students:
I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Specialties at the University of Nevada, Reno. I am conducting research to find out more about the perspectives of K-12 teachers on perceived characteristics of mathematical giftedness and talent, as well as on effective mathematics instruction for gifted/talented students. I have developed an online questionnaire which can be accessed from the following link:
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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HSP8GTR.
I would really appreciate if you would complete the questionnaire. Your responses are confidential and will not be shared with anyone. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the study at any time. There will be no cost to you nor will you be compensated for participating in this research study. There is also a phone-interview section which constitutes the second part of my study. If you are willing to participate in this optional phone interview, please indicate by providing your name and contact information at the end of the survey. Eight (8) teachers who indicate their consent to participate in the phone-interview will be randomly chosen for a follow-up phone interview. You may ask about your rights as a research subject or you may report any comments, concern, or complaints to the University of Nevada, Reno Social Behavioral Institutional Review Board, telephone number (775) 327-2368, or by addressing a letter to the Chair of the Board, c/o UNR Office of Human Research Protection, 205 Ross Hall / 331, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, 89557.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Abraham Ayebo
(Doctoral Candidate, Department of Educational Specialties, University of Nevada, Reno).