Domain Testing: Divide and Conquer - Testing Education

� Some subjects may get a learning styles questionnaire or another questionnaire related to
subject characteristics (such as Myers-Briggs)
� Everyone will take a pre-test that will give us an indication of the skills they already have in
the type of tasks we are teaching.
� After they go through the training, everyone will take a post-test that will check their
mastery of the skills / tasks.
� At the end of a subject’s training, the subject will fill out a post-test questionnaire that tells
us their subjective impressions of the experiment.
3. Describe the characteristics of the subject population, including number, age, sex, etc.
An open invitation to students of Florida Tech who have CSE 1001/1002 or equivalent and MTH
2051. Outsiders who have software testing background might also be recruited.
• Anticipated number: 20-60 (20 initially plus 10 for pilot studies)
• Age Range: 19 and above
• Sex: Male or female; gender doesn’t matter
• Ethnic background: doesn’t matter
• Health status: not obviously ill
• Use of special classes (pregnant women, prisoners, etc…): N/A -- We will not
reject women just because they are pregnant. We are not recruiting specifically for
subject characteristics other than a minimum level of computing background and age
of maturity.
4. Describe any potential risks to the subjects -- physical, psychological, social, legal, etc. and
assess their likelihood and seriousness.
The usual minor risks associated with working and sitting in a classroom or conference
room for several hours.
5. Describe the procedures you will use to maintain confidentiality for your research subjects
and project data. What problems, if any, do you anticipate in this regard?
We will not be using any personal data collected like name, etc… in my thesis or elsewhere.
Subjects will be assigned numbers, which they will use on all materials they hand in. We will keep
a list matching subject name and number, primarily for auditing purposes. We will keep this list in
an offsite file (Kaner’s house) and will not share it with others unless they have a lawful need to
know. We explain this in the consent form.
6. Describe your plan for obtaining informed consent (attach proposed form).
Florida Tech IRB: 2/96
Consent will be sought using the attached “consent form”.
7. Discuss what benefits will accrue to your subjects and the importance of the knowledge that
will result from your study.
• Training that is relevant to the participant’s field of interest.
• Pay by the hour (typically $150 for the experiment or $10 per hour)