| Educational
Strategies, Curricula or Classroom Management Methods |
| Basic
Exempt Criteria {§46.101b(1) |
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Research
takes place in established or commonly accepted educational setting |
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Involves
study of normal educational practices (e.g., regular and special
education instructional strategies; studies effectiveness or comparison
among instructional techniques, curricula, or classroom management
methods) |
| If
tests, surveys or interviews are ALSO included in this study…{46.101(b)2} |
| x |
If
subjects are children, only educational tests and/or passive observation
of behavior is permitted; investigators cannot interact with subjects
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| If
subjects are adults, tests, surveys, interviews or behavioral observations
can be included |
| For
subjects of any age, identifiers can be recorded only if no sensitive
information is collected as part of the test, survey or interview. |
| Copies
of all measures must be attached for IRB review, unless they are
listed in Appendix
G of the IRB Manual. |
| Additional
General Requirements or Considerations |
| x
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When
children are studied in school or other institutional settings,
approval from relevant school official (including the school system
IRB or research review committee, if available) must be attached
to this application at the time it is submitted to the Pitt IRB |
| If
children are studied, investigators must provide a rationale for
why a particular age range was selected, indicate their expertise
in working with children, describe the adequacy of their facilities
for pediatric research, and indicate whether they will have sufficient
numbers of children to adequately address the research question.
This requirement reflects NIH policy, effective October 1998 |
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Request
for Exempt Review Form: Educational
Strategies, Curricula or Classroom Management |
