ERIC Number: EJ1234646
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 8
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Toward Greater Reproducibility of Undergraduate Behavioral Science Research
Blaine, Bruce Evan
Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, v3 n1 p3-10 Fall 2019
Reproducibility crises have arisen in psychology and other behavioral sciences, spurring efforts to ensure research findings are credible and replicable. Although reforms are occurring at professional levels in terms of new publication parameters and open science initiatives, the credibility and reproducibility of undergraduate research deserves attention. Undergraduate behavioral science research projects that rely on small convenience samples of participants, overuse hypothesis testing for drawing meaning from data, and engage in opaque statistical computing are vulnerable to producing nonreproducible findings. These vulnerabilities are reviewed, and practical recommendations for improving the credibility and reproducibility of undergraduate behavioral science research are offered.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Behavioral Science Research, Research Methodology, Data Analysis, Social Science Research, Sampling, Prediction, Psychological Studies, Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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