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Pre-Survey for Writing with ChatGPT (Part 1/3)

The following is a short summary of this study to help you decide whether or not to be a part of this study. More detailed information is listed later on in this form.

We invite you to participate in this study looking at how students use ChatGPT. We will have you answer a written response with access to ChatGPT. You are free to use ChatGPT in any way that you wish. This study will take approximately 60 minutes. This work aims to make us understand how students might use ChatGPT when writing essays 

Please answer the following questions and review the consent form before starting the study.
Information Sheet for Participation in a Research Study
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sang Won Lee
Co-Investigator: Andrew Jelson
IRB# and Title of Study: 24-325 “An empirical study to understand how students use ChatGPT for writing essays and how it affects their ownership”
You are invited to participate in a research study.  This form includes information about the study and contact information if you have any questions.

WHAT SHOULD I KNOW?
If you decide to participate in this study, you will access our website and complete a written essay writing task. You will be allowed to use ChatGPT as you work. As part of the study, we will be recording the information written in the text box provided and your message history with ChatGPT. We will use this data for later analysis.
  • The study should take approximately 60 minutes of your time.
  • We do not anticipate any risks from completing this study.
  • You will be entered into a random drawing upon completion. 5 selected participants will be compensated with a $10 gift card. Odds of being selected are 1 in 20. 
  • You can choose whether to be in this study or not.  If you volunteer to be in this study, you may withdraw at any time without consequences of any kind.  You may also refuse to answer any questions you don’t want to answer and remain in the study. The investigator may withdraw you from this research if circumstances arise which warrant doing so. Choosing to participate or not participate in this study will not have any bearing on your grades on relationship with VT.

CONFIDENTIALITY
We will do our best to protect the confidentiality of the information we gather from you, but we cannot guarantee 100% confidentiality.
Any data collected during this research study will be kept confidential by the researchers. Your data will be stored safely and securely with the researchers. The data will be stored for 5 years after the study has been completed and then destroyed. 
If identifiers are removed from your private information or samples that are collected during this research, that information or those samples could be used for future research studies or distributed to another investigator for future research studies without your additional informed consent.
 
WHO CAN I TALK TO?
If you have any questions or concerns about the research, please feel free to contact Andrew Jelson at jelson9854@vt.edu. You are not waiving any legal claims, rights or remedies because of your participation in this research study.  If you have questions regarding your rights as a research participant, contact the Virginia Tech HRPP Office at 540-231-3732 (irb@vt.edu).
Please print out a copy of this information sheet for your records.
If you would like to participate in this survey, click yes to begin or no to exit.
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