CITI TRAINING RESEARCH IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS EXPECTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
If research in a private school is directly funded by the Department of Education, then:
ANSWER
PPRA applies.
Question 2.
The purpose of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FER- PA) is to:
ANSWER
Provide parents certain rights over their children's educational records.
Question 3.
Which of the following types of information may schools disclose without consent from the
parent or student to a researcher at a local university?
ANSWER
Directory information.
Question 4.
Parental notification, in lieu of active parental permission, is allowed when:
ANSWER
An IRB has approved a waiver of the requirement for parental permission.
Question 5.
PPRA gives parents some level of child's:
ANSWER
Participation in third-party survey research or exposure to instructional materials developed by
researchers
Question 6.
In addition to the general provisions of the Common Rule (the federal regulations for protecting
research subjects), the following regulations also govern research in the public schools:
ANSWER
FERPA, PPRA, and Subpart D of the federal regulations
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AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS EXPECTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
If research in a private school is directly funded by the Department of Education, then:
ANSWER
PPRA applies.
Question 2.
The purpose of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FER- PA) is to:
ANSWER
Provide parents certain rights over their children's educational records.
Question 3.
Which of the following types of information may schools disclose without consent from the
parent or student to a researcher at a local university?
ANSWER
Directory information.
Question 4.
Parental notification, in lieu of active parental permission, is allowed when:
ANSWER
An IRB has approved a waiver of the requirement for parental permission.
Question 5.
PPRA gives parents some level of child's:
ANSWER
Participation in third-party survey research or exposure to instructional materials developed by
researchers
Question 6.
In addition to the general provisions of the Common Rule (the federal regulations for protecting
research subjects), the following regulations also govern research in the public schools:
ANSWER
FERPA, PPRA, and Subpart D of the federal regulations
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