Research

 

Game-Based Approaches for Research Skills Training and Researcher Development: A Survey of Attitudes and Acceptance in Higher Education

Research skills training is both crucial and ubiquitous in Higher Education (HE), however there are a range of pedagogical challenges in effectively delivering research capabilities and learning outcomes. The move towards constructivism, including …

Statements on Open Science for Sustainable Development Goals

This article attempts to practicalise Open Science (OS) to promote ideas and enhance efforts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It delineates General Statements (n = 20) as guiding beacons and the Specific Statements (n = 70) that act as …

Infra Finder: Your Hub for Finding Infrastructure Services Enabling Open Research and Scholarship

Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest resource: Infra Finder. This tool is designed to be the go-to resource for anyone navigating the complex landscape of infrastructure services and standards enabling …

Building reproducible bridges to cross the “valley of death”

Research is cumulative. New investigations build on, challenge, or qualify claims based on prior evidence. When we have limited evidence, it is normal that some explanations are wrong and need to be refined or reconsidered. This self-corrective …

Evaluation of Transparency and Openness Guidelines in Physical Therapy Journals

Objective The goals of this study were to evaluate the extent that physical therapy journals support open science research practices by adhering to the Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines and to assess the relationship between journal …

Low Research-Data Availability in Educational-Psychology Journals: No Indication of Effective Research-Data Policies

Research-data availability contributes to the transparency of the research process and the credibility of educational-psychology research and science in general. Recently, there have been many initiatives to increase the availability and quality of …

Policy recommendations to ensure that research software is openly accessible and reusable

Research data is optimized when it can be freely accessed and reused. To maximize research equity, transparency, and reproducibility, policymakers should take concrete steps to ensure that research software is openly accessible and reusable.

Advocating for Change in How Science is Conducted to Level the Playing Field

Open science practices have the potential to greatly accelerate progress in scientific research if widely adopted, but individual action may not be enough to...

Defining and Growing the Field of Metascience

In this talk, Professor Fidler argues how the field of metascience contrasts with many scientific disciplines because it works in service to science with a goal to improve the process by which science is conducted. The importance of creating a …

Educational Psychologist - Educational Psychology in the Open Science Era

Special Issue of Educational Psychologist - Educational Psychology in the Open Science Era Recently, scholars have noted how several “old school” practices—a host of well-regarded, long-standing scientific norms—in …
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