18 Feb
2016
18 Feb
'16
8:15 a.m.
Greetings,
My name is Jason Dolor, and I am a doctoral student at Portland State University. I am
conducting a study on the understanding of concepts related to statistical inference for
my doctoral dissertation. I was hoping you could help in my data collection process by
forwarding this e-mail to your Graduate Teaching Assistants in your mathematics/statistics
department.
The purpose of my research is to investigate current and future teachers’ understanding of
concepts related to hypothesis testing. The research study hopes to better understand the
knowledge of teachers of statistics with potential benefits towards improving professional
development programs. One of the populations that I plan to study is Graduate Teaching
Assistants in Mathematics and Statistics programs at various universities in the United
States who are currently teaching or could potentially teach introductory statistics
courses.
Below is a link to an online survey tool through the Qualtrics website with more
information about the study. Those people who consent to participate in the survey will be
given an opportunity to be part of a drawing for one of four Amazon $50 gift cards which
will be awarded to winners after all surveys have been collected. The survey should take
approximately 20-30 minutes. For those who wish to participate, please click on the link
below which will direct participants to a consent form with more information about the
study and the online survey. The closing date for the survey is scheduled for March 14 ,
2016.
https://portlandstate.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_1F833RiyRED7O0B
I know it is quite a busy time in the term and I want to personally thank you for taking
the time to read this e-mail. If you have any further questions, please feel free to
contact me. Once again, thank you in advance for your help and participation.
Sincerely,
Jason Dolor
E-mail: jdolor(a)pdx.edu
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Portland State University