On Thursday October 22, I went with Sarah Pritt to recruit participants for her math-science anxiety research project. Sarah is a graduate student here at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, who is part of Dr. Roehrich’s research group. She hoped to recruit male participants who are planning on teaching math to elementary students. Last time the study was run, the results were significant, representing that math and science anxiety does exist and gender plays a role. However, this time around they hoped to add more men to their population size in order to strengthen the results. We went to a classroom that was located in Stright Hall. Sarah began by introducing herself to the four men in the class, and read a blurb about what her study was about. She was able to gather four men that were interested in participating in the study. It was interesting observing the processes of recruiting potential participants for a study. Additionally I read Paige Morrison’s proposal for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Institutional Review Board. It consisted of many different components, including the purpose of the study, the hypothesis, tests that would be used, for example the readiness to change questionnaire (RTCQ) and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification …show more content…
For both Paige and Sarah the tests they would use to collect data were essential to their study. Specifically for Paige she will be comparing students who were mandated to complete the BASICS program compared to an online survey that will be completed on qualtircs by people who were not assigned to take the class. BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention with College Students, is a program designed to reduce the issues of drinking amongst college students. BASICS are completed in a group setting. However there is a dispute whether or not group therapy is more useful compared to individual therapy for the treatment of alcohol and drug