Digital Literacy Survey

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Global SLP/SLT Digital Literacy Practices Survey

Information Statement for Research Project

"Griffith University Ethics Approval Number: GU ref no: 2024/349 Research Team
This research is being undertaken by Griffith University in collaboration with members of the Child Language Committee of the International Association for Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP):
• Mary Claessen, PhD
School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
• Jóhanna T. Einarsdóttir, PhD
Associate Professor at the University of Iceland - School of Health and School of Education, Iceland
• Barbara Ehren, EdD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow and Honoree, BCS-CL, IARLD Fellow
Student Success Initiatives, Inc.; formerly Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Central Florida, USA
• Eleftheria Geronikou, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Patras, Greece
• Louise Hui, MPhil
Public education services, Hong Kong
• Khaloob Kawar, PhD
Lecturer and head of special education department, The Arab Academic Institute of Education, Beit Berl College, Israel
• Jelena Kuvač Kraljević, PhD
Department of Speech and Language Pathology Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Rena Lyons, PhD
Discipline of Speech & Language Therapy | School of Health Sciences | Áras Moyola, University of Galway, Ireland
• Sharon Moonsamy, PhD
University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Nickola Nelson, PhD
Professor Emerita, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Western Michigan University, USA
• Eleni Theodorou, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Carol Westby, PhD
Bilingual Multicultural Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
• Marleen Westerveld, PhD
School of Health Sciences and Social Work Griffith University, 4222, Queensland , Australia
• Anita M.-Y. Wong, PhD
Associate Professor Speech Pathology | Sydney School of Health Sciences , University of Sydney, Australia Aim:
The aim of this research is to learn about digital literacy in the practice of speech-language pathology across the globe by SLPs/SLTs serving children and adolescents ages 0-18 in language/literacy intervention.
You are invited to participate in this research if you are a speech-language pathologist/speech-language therapist providing language/literacy intervention services to children and adolescents ages 0-18.
Definition:
""Digital literacy"" is ""the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills"". (Definition of American Library Association).
Participation:
Participation will involve an anonymous, online survey. It can be completed on a desktop computer, tablet or smart phone. It will take approximately 10 minutes of your time.
The survey contains 22 multiple choice questions and two optional open ended comment questions.
Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. Participation is anonymous and will not impact upon your relationship with IALP, the researchers, or Griffith University. If you agree to participate, you can stop at any point during the survey without any penalty. However, once it is submitted you will not be able to withdraw as your response is anonymous.
If you desire to keep informed of the work of the committee in digital literacy you may elect to do so without obligation by leaving your email address at the end of the survey. Your email address will not be linked to your responses.
Expected Benefits
You will be helping the research team to understand the use of digital literacy by SLP/SLT professionals in daily life outside of work and in their language/literacy intervention work with children and adolescents.
This study will make a significant contribution to the body of research into teaching children and adolescents with language disorders to engage with digital literacy.
Risks
There are no foreseeable risks in participation. The survey is anonymous and has been piloted to minimise these risks.
Privacy and confidentiality
All responses to the survey are anonymous. The names of participants are not required in any of the responses. Any names used by you in responses will be replaced with pseudonyms. All data collected for this research project will be stored securely in a password protected electronic file on Griffith University's IT system. All raw data will be destroyed 5 years after completion of the study. The anonymous data sheet may be shared publicly. The results from this survey will be disseminated through journal articles and conference presentations.
Consent
Submitting the completed survey is accepted as your consent to participate in this research project.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact:
- Barbara Ehren, Barbara.Ehren@gmail.com
- Marleen Westerveld | m.westerveld@griffith.edu.au Concerns / complaints:
Griffith University conducts research in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. Whilst you are free to discuss your participation in this study with project staff (Prof Barbara Ehren, Barbara.Ehren@gmail.com), if you would like to speak to an officer of the University who is not involved in the study, you may contact the Manager, Research Ethics on 07 3735 4375, or research-ethics@griffith.edu.au. The Griffith University ethics reference number for the project is GU ref no: 2024/349.
Thank you for helping us better understand the status of digital literacy in the practice of speech-language pathology across the globe by SLPs/SLTs serving children and adolescents ages 0-18 in language/literacy intervention.
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The Child Language Committee of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP) is conducting a survey to learn about digital literacy in the practice of speech-language pathology across the globe by SLPs/SLTs serving children and adolescents ages 0-18 in language/literacy intervention. By "digital literacy" we mean "the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills". (Definition of American Library Association). We are interested in your personal knowledge and use of technology in gathering and communicating information, your use of technology as a tool in your clinical practice and your instruction/intervention in digital literacy with children and adolescents.

1. I am a speech-language pathologist/therapist who currently serves children/adolescents aged 0-18 years for language/literacy intervention.

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2. I work with the following age groups: (check all that apply).

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0-5 years

6-12 years

13-18 years

Other

2a. If other, please specify.

3. My highest degree is:

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Professional Diploma/Vocational School

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctorate

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