Confidentiality - The information gathered during this study will remain confidential and anonymous in secure premises during this project. Only the researchers will have access to the study data and information. The survey is anonymous and there will not be any identifying names on the surveys; all data will be coded. Therefore, your names and any other identifying details will never be revealed in any publication of the results of this study. The knowledge obtained from this study will be of great value in guiding assessment of the communication amongst FI teachers, schools’ administrators, and programs that offer teachers training, as well educational policy makers. It will help in the quality assurance of FI and FSL programs in Alberta.

Permissions - This study has been approved by the Research Ethics Board of the University of Alberta on Mai 2021, ID # Pro00109419. If you have any further questions or concerns regarding the study, please contact the Chair of the Research Ethics Office at the University of Alberta at 780-492-2615. This office has no affiliation with the researchers.

Withdrawal - You have the right to withdraw from this study up until you submit your responses to the questionnaire.
Because of the anonymous nature of the survey, once it has been submitted, the data cannot be withdrawn. If you do not complete the survey, your data entries will not be included in the results, they will be discarded from the data.

Objectives - The goal of this project, financed by Ontario School Board Association, is to identify the needs and the challenges faced by teachers, students and the administrators of FSL (French Second Langage) and FI (French Immersion) programs as they relate to French Language Assessment. We are conducting this study to further explore the assessment of French, its impact on recruitment and retention of teachers in these programs, and the relationship with school principals. Based on these initial findings, we aim to provide some practical and informed suggestions about French assessment that would enable leadership teams to support the teachers, the students and their programs of study.

Procedure - This research project is designed to study the evaluation of language competence of teachers in French Immersion schools and programs as well as French as a Second Language programs. We are conducting this study to learn more about the French language assessment needs and its impact on retention and its relationship with school leadership teams. Your participation in this study will provide important insight to quality assurance of FI and FSL assessment of French as in Alberta.

Consent - The survey does not collect any identifying information about participants such as names or address, or emails. Your consent is implied by participating in the survey, answering the questionnaire and submitting your anonymous responses.

By submitting the responses to the survey, participants are giving consent to have their data included in the study.