Using a Novel Cross-cultural Platform to Train Social and Behavioral Sciences Undergraduates as Emerging Leaders in Best Research Practices

使用新颖的跨文化平台将社会和行为科学本科生培训为最佳研究实践的新兴领导者

• 批准号: 2328235
• 负责人: Martha Zlokovich
• 金额: $ 7.4万
• 依托单位: PSI CHI INC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2328235&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Novel; Cross; cultural; Platform

This project aims to serve the national interest by training undergraduate students in the social and behavioral sciences to become emerging leaders in best research practices through engagement in cross-cultural collaboration and adoption of cutting-edge psychological research practices. This project will enhance the quality of psychological science research, as well as increase access for a broad range of undergraduate student researchers through a one-day conference incorporating a unique platform: Network for International Collaborative Exchange (NICE). NICE will serve as an ideal teaching tool as it incorporates evidence-based practices proven to substantially improve research quality, while facilitating crowd-based, cross-cultural collaboration that supports increased undergraduate participation in research. The project will serve as an important tool to help undergraduates develop critical skills needed to conduct high-quality research and contribute to research projects of global scale that significantly advance psychology as a science. The overarching project goal is to educate and train students in the social and behavioral sciences to become emerging leaders equipped to begin adopting best research practices with the support of the NICE platform. Towards this goal the project team will pursue three specific objectives through a one-day conference and broad post-conference access to the conference materials. First, is introducing attendees through keynote speakers and panel discussions to ongoing discussion around research issues in psychological science including the replication crisis and Open Science methods. Second, is equipping attendees with knowledge and tools to address existing research issues by providing hands-on training workshops about the NICE platform and train-the-trainer sessions to give faculty and graduate student mentors the tools to teach the platform at their home institutions. Third, is supporting future research collaborations within the NICE framework by offering opportunities for networking and training on the crowd-based platform. The workshop’s impact will be evaluated, and the outcomes will be disseminated widely, including through the Research Advisory Committee pages on Psi Chi’s website and on the Open Science Framework website. Funding for this conference is from the NSF IUSE: EDU Program which supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目旨在通过参与跨文化合作和采用前沿心理学研究实践，培养社会和行为科学本科生成为最佳研究实践的新兴领导者，从而为国家利益服务。该项目将提高心理科学研究的质量，并通过一个为期一天的会议，包括一个独特的平台：国际合作交流网络（NICE），为广泛的本科生研究人员增加机会。NICE将成为一个理想的教学工具，因为它结合了基于证据的实践，被证明可以大大提高研究质量，同时促进基于人群的跨文化合作，支持更多的本科生参与研究。该项目将成为一个重要的工具，帮助本科生培养进行高质量研究所需的关键技能，并为全球范围内的研究项目做出贡献，这些项目将显著推动心理学作为一门科学的发展。总体项目目标是教育和培训学生在社会科学和行为科学方面成为新兴的领导者，在NICE平台的支持下开始采用最佳研究实践。为实现这一目标，项目小组将通过为期一天的会议和广泛的会后查阅会议材料来实现三个具体目标。首先，通过主题演讲和小组讨论向与会者介绍正在进行的关于心理科学研究问题的讨论，包括复制危机和开放科学方法。其次，通过提供关于NICE平台的实践培训研讨会和培训师培训课程，为与会者提供解决现有研究问题的知识和工具，为教师和研究生导师提供在其本国机构教授该平台的工具。第三，通过在基于人群的平台上提供网络和培训机会，支持NICE框架内未来的研究合作。将对研讨会的影响进行评估，结果将广泛传播，包括通过Psi Chi网站上的研究咨询委员会页面和开放科学框架网站。本次会议的资金来自NSF IUSE: EDU项目，该项目支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。