Data Collection Tips

AWE offers several job aides for implementing surveys. Select the links below for more details and downloads.

• Learning About Assessment and Finding Assessment Resources
• AWE Instrument Decision-Making Grid
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process (Human subjects review)
  • IRB Template for obtaining IRB approval when incentives are offered to students completing the survey instruments
  • Examples of IRB Documentation and IRB Resources
  • Middle School/High School Sample Informed Consent - Sample parental consent forms for middle and high school students; parental consent forms are necessary for students under 18 years of age.
• Instructions for longitudinal data collection for LAESE
• Recruiting Students to Participate in Surveys
  • How to Gain Participation for Survey Data Collection
  • Methods for Identifying Students Leaving Engineering
  • AWE Sample Cover Letter for High School and Middle School Surveys