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Disability Inclusion in Education - pre-course survey

About you

1.We at TEDI (Teacher Empowerment for Disability Inclusion) are evaluating the effectiveness of the Disability Inclusion in Education: Building Systems of Support online course and would like to invite you to participate in this evaluation. The findings of this evaluation will help us to better understand whether educators are being equipped with the necessary skills to meet the educational needs of learners with disabilities, which will ultimately help to ensure that these learners receive a better education.

If you agree to participate in this evaluation, you will be asked to complete a pre-evaluation survey (before you start the online course) and post-evaluation survey (after you finish the online course). The surveys will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. They will focus on your experiences of participating in the online course, in particular your experiences related to disability inclusive practices. In general the questions that will be asked of you are not of a personal nature. Participation in this evaluation is also voluntary. You are free to decide not to answer a question or to stop participating in the evaluation at any time. If you are uncomfortable about anything arising from the research you can contact the principal investigator, Judith McKenzie (see contact details below). You will not be compensated or rewarded for participating in this study. In order to do this study we need your informed consent, and therefore you need to be over 18 years of age to participate.

Importantly, we will not use your real name in this evaluation: the answers you give will be put together with all those who participate, and no one person will be identifiable. In addition, the information from these evaluations will be stored in Google Drive folder which only the research team has access to.

If you have any questions or concerns about the evaluation you can contact Associate Professor Judith McKenzie, the principal investigator in this research (+2721 406 6318 or judith.mckenzie@uct.ac.za). If you have any questions regarding your rights as a participant, you can also contact Professor Marc Blockman at the Human Research Ethics Committee in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town (+2721 406 6338).

I have read the above and understand that:

I am 18 years or older.
My participation in this evaluation is voluntary. I can stop the evaluation at any time and I do not have to answer questions that I do not want to.
The information I provide in this evaluation will be kept strictly confidential.
I will not be compensated or rewarded for participating in this evaluation.
I can contact Judith McKenzie or the Human Research Ethics Committee if I have any concerns regarding the research study.
Participating in this evaluation will not affect my course grade or completion status. 
I voluntarily consent to participate in the research study as described and know that I am free to withdraw this consent at any time, and that doing so will not cause me any penalty (By selecting "Yes" you will be taken to the survey questions):
2.How did you find out about this course? (Check all that apply)
3.To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
Strongly agree
Slightly agree
Neither agree or disagree
Slightly disagree
Strongly disagree
I’m taking this course to learn more about supporting disability inclusion in education
I'm taking this course to improve my career prospects
I'm taking this course to support current or future studies
I am taking this course to support a university application
I am taking this course to find out more about the institution running the course
I'm taking this course to find out how Coursera works
I'm taking this course because I can fit it around my lifestyle
4.Have you taken a course delivered mostly or fully online before, including Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
5.Where do you expect to do the online course activities?
6.Which devices will you use to access the online course? (Please select all that apply)
7.Please mark any  issues you anticipate could be a problem for you accessing the online course materials
8.What is your age?
9.What is your gender?
10.Do you have a disability?
11.If you responded yes to the previous question, please describe your disability.
12.What is the highest level of education you have completed?
13.Which of the following categories best describes your employment status?