Participant Information
Do people with dyslexia have a working memory impairment compared to those who do not have dyslexia?
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Department of Psychology, Health and Professional Development Oxford Brookes University, Headington, OXFORD OX3 0BP.
Researcher: GABRIELLA LILLIAN PARKER, Undergraduate, Email: 19058206@brookes.ac.uk
Supervisor: Lisa Hinkley , Email: p0072950@brookes.ac.uk Please take time to read the following information carefully.
What is the purpose of the study?
The aim of the study is to look into the difference in working memory of people with dyslexia and people without dyslexia. This study will run till next February, the outline design of the study is initially doing a working memory task, the n – back test, and promptly once that is completed a self reported working memory questionnaire.
Why have I been invited to participate?
You have been selected to take part in this study as you meet the criteria and have responded to the recruitment post/email . There will be 40 other people asked to participate.
Do I have to take part?
No. It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part you will be asked to provide your consent, and you can request a copy of this information sheet from the main researcher. If you decide to take part you are still free to withdraw unprocessed data and without giving a reason, you can withdraw data up till the start of the data analysis.
What will happen to me if I take part?
The participants will be asked to do an in person working memory test, the n – back test, once this is done the participants will be handed a questionnaire about their memory as a follow up. The n – back test will take no longer than 15-20 minutes and the questionnaire will be short and only take around 5 – 10 minutes. The data will be collected, by recording number of correct and incorrect answers in the n – back test, and the overall answers of the working memory questionnaire.
What are the possible benefits or disadvantages of taking part?
There are no possible benefits to taking part; if you chose to take part in this study you will be helping the investigation into the working memory in people with and without dyslexia. The main benefit will be to the researcher who is completing this research as part of their studies in psychology at Oxford Brookes University. The participants will not have any adverse affects when taking part in the study. There could be minor stress or anxiety issues when completing the n – back test or completing the questionnaire. There are numbers of anxiety helplines and websites if you feel anxious or stress after the study, they are attached below.
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www.betterhelp.com
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www.nhs.uk/anxiety/help
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www.anxietyuk.org.uk
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www.safehelpline.org/
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NHS helpline 111
Will what I say in this study be kept confidential?
Yes. You will not be asked to give any information that could be used to identify you personally (e.g., your name, date of birth, IP address). The questionnaire will remain anonymous; you will submit the questionnaire without your name or any personal information. Only the researchers involved in the study will have access to your anonymous responses. Confidentiality, privacy and anonymity will be ensured in the collection, storage and publication of research material (subject to legal limitations). Research data will be stored in Google Drive, for which the University has a security agreement.
What should I do if I want to take part?
If you would like to take part, please read and agree to the consent statement at the bottom of this page before proceeding.
What will happen to the results of the research study?
The results of this study will be written up for a dissertation, and may be published in an academic journal, or presented at a conference. If they are not going to be used for further study or research then they will be deleted once the dissertation student has graduate.
They may also be used for future research on the topic. If this is the case, an anonymised data set, gathered for this study, may be stored in a specialist data centre/repository relevant to this subject area for future research. All data collected from this research will be kept in keeping with the University’s policy of Academic Integrity. This means that all data will be securely stored in paper or electronic form for 10 years after the project is finished.
Who has reviewed this study?
This research is being conducted by a Psychology student at Oxford Brookes University as part of the requirement for their course. The study procedures have been reviewed and approved by the Psychology Research Ethics Committee, Oxford Brookes University. If you have any concerns about how the study has been conducted, please contact the Psychology Research Ethics Officer, Dr Emma Davies, on edavies@brookes.ac.uk
Contact for Further Information
Please contact the researcher or their supervisor (contact details above) if you would like any further information about this study.
If you wish to obtain a summary of the findings when they have been written up please e-mail GABRIELLA PARKER at 19058206@brookes.ac.uk after 1st June 2022.
Thank you for taking time to read the information sheet.
18.03.2022
