Dear Colleagues,<br><br>I am pleased to let you know that we have
revised the Language History Questionnaire (Li, Sepanski & Zhao,
2006) that many colleagues have used in the past. The new LHQ has much
enhanced functionality on the web and can collect data in the cloud (and
it works much better than googleforms). Data will be accumulatively
saved as the participants fill in the online questionnaire (there will
no longer be transcription errors with data collected this way). Privacy
issues are considered by an investigator-based sign-up process and the
participants will use randomly assigned numbers to complete the LHQ.
Here is the website (<a href="http://cogsci.psu.edu/lhq.shtml" target="_blank">http://cogsci.psu.edu/lhq.shtml</a>), along with a description of how to use the LHQ.<br>
<br>Please let me know if you encounter any problems or if you have any comments and suggestions. We will continue to update the website so that it can suit the needs of your study.<br><br>Best wishes,<br>Ping Li<br><br>
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<p>Language history questionnaire (LHQ) is an important tool for
assessing language learners' linguistic background, the context and
habits of language use, proficiency in multiple languages, and the
dominance and cultural identity of the languages acquired. Outcomes from
such assessments have often been used to predict or correlate with
learners' linguistic performance in cognitive and behavioral tests.
Previously we identified the most commonly asked questions in published
questionnaires and proposed a generic LHQ (Li, Sepanski, & Zhao,
2006). Taking advantage of the dynamic features of web-based interfaces,
we have implemented a new cloud-based LHQ, in four different modules to
suit different researchers' focuses and needs (history, usage,
proficiency, and dominance). The new LHQ will allow investigators to
dynamically produce their own LHQ on the fly, and allow participants to
complete the LHQ online through individualized URLs. The results are
saved in a spreadsheet for all participants who have completed the LHQ.
The investigators can view, download, sort, and delete the LHQ results
on the web. Privacy issues are handled through online assignments of ID
numbers for experiments and recording of data with only participant
numbers. The new LHQ is estimated to save an average of 40-50 hours per
experiment while eliminating coding errors from manually transcribing
LHQ results.</p>
<p>The new online LHQ is easy to use. Simply follow the three steps below.
<br><b>Step 1:</b>
<br> The investigator or experimenter completes the sign-up process
(click on Sign-Up below under LHQ Functions), and receives a unique
Experiment ID and a unique URL associated with his or her experiment.<br>
<b>Step 2:</b>
<br>The participant completes the LHQ online through the unique URL,
and data (with only participant numbers) are automatically saved. The
LHQ is self-explanatory, and there are often pull-down menus for the
participant to use.<br>
<b>Step 3:</b>
<br>The investigator or experimenter accesses the data through the
unique Experiment ID (from Step 1). He or she then deletes the data so
that no data are stored in the cloud after LHQ results are obtained.<br>
</p>
<p>Please cite the reference <a href="http://cogsci.psu.edu/brm06.pdf" target="_blank">"Li,
P., Sepanski, S., & Zhao, X. (2006). Language history
questionnaires: A web-based interface for bilingual research. Behavior
Research Methods, 38, 202-210."</a> in any publications that report data based on the LHQ. A future reference to the new LHQ may be published and updated here.
<br>
<br>If you have any questions or need further information on the questionnaire or the use of it, please contact <a href="mailto:pul8@psu.edu" target="_blank">pul8@psu.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:fvz5016@psu.edu" target="_blank">fvz5016@psu.edu</a>. We welcome your feeback, comments, and suggestions.</p>
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