Replication and Robustness in Developmental Research

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Greg J.; Engel, Mimi; Claessens, Amy; Dowsett, Chantelle J.
Titel	Replication and Robustness in Developmental Research
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 11, S.2417-2425 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0037996
Schlagwörter	Replication (Evaluation); Robustness (Statistics); Developmental Psychology; Educational Research; Journal Articles; Research Methodology; Research Reports; Effect Size; Educational Practices; Behavioral Science Research; Audits (Verification); Test Reliability; Test Validity; Item Analysis; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Widerstandsfähigkeit; Entwicklungspsychologie; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Bildungspraxis; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Itemanalyse
Abstract	Replications and robustness checks are key elements of the scientific method and a staple in many disciplines. However, leading journals in developmental psychology rarely include explicit replications of prior research conducted by different investigators, and few require authors to establish in their articles or online appendices that their key results are robust across estimation methods, data sets, and demographic subgroups. This article makes the case for prioritizing both explicit replications and, especially, within-study robustness checks in developmental psychology. It provides evidence on variation in effect sizes in developmental studies and documents strikingly different replication and robustness-checking practices in a sample of journals in developmental psychology and a sister behavioral science--applied economics. Our goal is not to show that any one behavioral science has a monopoly on best practices, but rather to show how journals from a related discipline address vital concerns of replication and generalizability shared by all social and behavioral sciences. We provide recommendations for promoting graduate training in replication and robustness-checking methods and for editorial policies that encourage these practices. Although some of our recommendations may shift the form and substance of developmental research articles, we argue that they would generate considerable scientific benefits for the field. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01