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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/FM2rf.png) StarCraft 2 Survey
The Connected-Learning survey study is seeking survey participants from the StarCraft 2 community.
This two-year survey is looking for individuals who are between the ages of 13-16 who play StarCraft 2 and participate in the community in a variety of ways. Anyone can apply - aspiring competitive player or casual gamer. We are looking for about 20-30 participants.
People who take the survey will answer questions through an online form over 4 sessions that will take place throughout a 2 year period. Each survey session will take about 20 minutes to complete. Participants will be compensated for each time they complete a survey.
Note: this application form is NOT the survey, but an application to be selected to participate in the study.
Why StarCraft 2?:
The Leveling-up team in the Connected Learning research network investigates communities and platforms that assist interest driven learners in picking up new expertise, and how they engage with these platforms to seek out mentors, acquire feedback, and seek new knowledge.
Gaming has become a key focus of the study when looking at play in a learning environment, and what factors drive community members to engage in learning in a non-traditional environment.
The StarCraft 2 community embodies many key connected-learning principles. How a player participates in forums, watches VoDs, learns from instructional videos, and rank up on the ladder touches on the broader themes of peer and community engagement to supplement one’s learning capabilities.
More information here:
http://clrn.dmlhub.net/content/leveling
What is connected-learning?
Connected-learning is “re-imagining the experience of education in the information age”. The concept looks at how youth interests collide with new media, peer groups, and shared purpose to create a more connected and more enriching educational experience.
Connected Learning: 'ESSENCE' from DML Research Hub on Vimeo.
Public research report discussing research, design, and implementation
Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design
More information:
BoingBoing feature: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/16/must-read-report-on-maker-driv.html
What is connected learning?: http://connectedlearning.tv/what-is-connected-learning
Connected learning principles: http://connectedlearning.tv/connected-learning-principles
The Connected Learning Research Network is part of The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s $85 million Digital Media and Learning Initiative, which aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. More information is at: http://www.macfound.org/programs/learning/.
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Holy ish - as a professional policy wonk, this makes me salivate.
I think the work/effort (especially for free) the community shows in their love for all things StarCraft is powerful, and it'll be amazing to see metrics for understanding how this functions and what effects it has on us as individuals/groups.
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F!@#, I just turned 17 last Nov.
I would have loved to help with something like this.
Gluck :D
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On January 19 2013 06:56 Doominator10 wrote:
F!@#, I just turned 17 last Nov.
I would have loved to help with something like this.
Gluck :D
I'll ask if you can apply. Thanks for the interest!
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Oh cool! 2 year long thing, and Im turning 14 in 3 weeks. This fits well for me haha
Sent in the application~
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On January 19 2013 07:09 Master of DalK wrote:
Oh cool! 2 year long thing, and Im turning 14 in 3 weeks. This fits well for me haha Unless there is some US only thing like a lot of stuff >>
Nope, go ahead and apply! It's international at the moment.
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awwww why this age group if I may ask?
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The age group is because the survey study has a focus on youth in middle school - high school. I've done studies and interviews of people who are older, but for this study the focus is just different.
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do you have a release form for testing underage people?
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Yeah I'm 17 :O (senior in HS).. I can do it if you want o_O
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On January 19 2013 07:45 number01 wrote:
do you have a release form for testing underage people?
Yes. We may need to do some extra steps for parental consent so keep this in mind.
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I definately applied. (15 years here.) Really interested in what this study can show us, especially because it's centered around my age-group. =D
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15 here. have applied. Interested to know what this is about and how I could help!
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Hey, first time poster here, but long time reader/lurker. Guess this is what it took for me to finally contribute. 
Firstly, I just want to say that this looks incredibly interesting, and definitely seems to be for a very worthwhile cause. However, as someone who has a degree in Sociology and works in the social/market research industry, I have a few questions for you guys.
(I also want to note that I did have a look at the website details provided, and I am about the read the 100 page report that was released the other day.)
1: What do you mean that you "might" need to get parental permission? You are conducting research with minors, people under the age of 18, parental consent is absolutely vital to make your study legitimate Not to mention, I know that interviewing minors without parental consent is illegal in Australia, not sure about the US though.
2: Has your study/survey been through an ethics committee? (Or will it?)
3: How are you guaranteeing the privacy of all participants? This is especially concerning to me because you didn't mention anything about privacy and confidentiality in your post. Obviously YOU will need to know who they are, but it's pretty standard practice to tell potential participants that all personal or revealing information given will not be made public in any form, or sold/given to other companies.
I'm making a big deal out of this because you've mentioned that you might be asking for proof of personal details, and minors generally don't understand the consequences of giving these details out. Thus parental consent I guess.
4: What methodology do you intend to use in the study? Qualitative, quantitative or a hybrid? Considering that you're only really looking for 20-30 participants, I assume you must be going for a qualitative or hybrid methodology.
5: You've said you will be conducting this study 4 times over 2 years. It is absolutely inevitable that not all of the people who started the survey will finish it. In the various longitudinal studies I've been a part of, you can loose up to 30% of your sample between each interviewing period. Have you accounted for this in the numbers that you are looking for?
As a bit of a disclaimer, I'm not trying to be a dick about this, but I think that this is an absolutely fantastic idea, and I'd love to see it done properly.
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Yeah Im 17 too and I would love to participate.
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Also 17 here, would be great if I could help
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I'm pretty sure you can give a 20 question survey to a 14 year old without going through an ethics committee.
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On January 19 2013 22:15 Dyscrasia wrote:Hey, first time poster here, but long time reader/lurker. Guess this is what it took for me to finally contribute. Firstly, I just want to say that this looks incredibly interesting, and definitely seems to be for a very worthwhile cause. However, as someone who has a degree in Sociology and works in the social/market research industry, I have a few questions for you guys. (I also want to note that I did have a look at the website details provided, and I am about the read the 100 page report that was released the other day.) 1: What do you mean that you "might" need to get parental permission? You are conducting research with minors, people under the age of 18, parental consent is absolutely vital to make your study legitimate Not to mention, I know that interviewing minors without parental consent is illegal in Australia, not sure about the US though. 2: Has your study/survey been through an ethics committee? (Or will it?) 3: How are you guaranteeing the privacy of all participants? This is especially concerning to me because you didn't mention anything about privacy and confidentiality in your post. Obviously YOU will need to know who they are, but it's pretty standard practice to tell potential participants that all personal or revealing information given will not be made public in any form, or sold/given to other companies. I'm making a big deal out of this because you've mentioned that you might be asking for proof of personal details, and minors generally don't understand the consequences of giving these details out. Thus parental consent I guess. 4: What methodology do you intend to use in the study? Qualitative, quantitative or a hybrid? Considering that you're only really looking for 20-30 participants, I assume you must be going for a qualitative or hybrid methodology. 5: You've said you will be conducting this study 4 times over 2 years. It is absolutely inevitable that not all of the people who started the survey will finish it. In the various longitudinal studies I've been a part of, you can loose up to 30% of your sample between each interviewing period. Have you accounted for this in the numbers that you are looking for? As a bit of a disclaimer, I'm not trying to be a dick about this, but I think that this is an absolutely fantastic idea, and I'd love to see it done properly.
I appreciate the concern, and I guess I should have been more clear in the OP about how this study is being conducted. This survey is being administered to a variety of communities that applied to be a part of the survey. Starcraft and Teamliquid was a unique case because it's the only online community (to my knowledge) that is part of the survey - the rest are online and offline programs. Starcraft is a very unique game that has a very learning driven approaching to improving and playing, which is one reason why Teamliquid and the Starcraft community was selected. I am helping to facilitate the survey for the Starcraft community (with huge thanks to Heyoka and TL staff for being accommodating).
Essentially we're taking 20-30 participants from 20 communities (Starcraft community being one of many).
The logistics are being handled by a professional team who have years in experience and have the same concerns as you. We will need some sort of parental consent, whether it be online signature, splash screens, etc. Everything has been through an ethics committee. Participants should expect their information to not be released to the public like in similar surveys.
Hope that addresses your concerns.
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Hm just applied, hoping i get selected seems like something worth doing. Gl to all who applied!!
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Thank-you for your response.
I would advise that you post something similar about the respondents rights on the opening page however. It is just professional behaviour.
If you or anyone else considering applying would like to view the Australian Code of Professional Behaviour, which I assume to be similar to the US, a link is available here.
http://www.amsrs.com.au/documents/item/194
Page 2 contains a brief summary of the rules of market/social research, and pages 5-8 go into more depth about it.
I offer this just for reassurance for those with privacy concerns etc.
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