Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2)

项目概要/摘要 科学实践中的问题引起了人们对科学可靠性的广泛关注 行为和社会科学研究（BSSR）的发现，包括与衰老相关的工作。 这些问题的根源在于研究人员缺乏透明度以及 出版界和学术界的激励措施，鼓励以以下方式呈现结果： 具有新闻价值，但不一定可重复或严格。透明度和透明度方面的培训 可重复性对于让 BSSR 工作人员进行可靠的研究至关重要。但是 虽然它正在变得越来越广泛，但它尚未成为研究生课程的规范。 该研究由伯克利社会科学透明度倡议 (BITSS) 领导 透明度和可重复性培训 (RT2) 旨在加强透明度和可重复性培训 BSSR 通过提高对不透明性问题的认识并提供暴露和 使用旨在提高开放性的工具进行练习。除了提供概述之外 透明度问题及解决方案，RT2将为开放科学提供实践空间 工具，以及对参与者正在应用开放性的正在进行的工作的反馈 做法。 BITSS 已为 7 个 RT2 活动和数十个 自 2014 年以来的相关研讨会。该项目将首先将这些研讨会应用于 BSSR 重点领域 老龄化主题，并整合应用和基于话语的方法来提高他们的 有效性。该课程将通过研究生年度短期课程提供 学生、博士后和其他初级研究人员。我们将进一步促进长期采用 通过投资为同行提供支持的“冠军”来培养技术和可转移技能 合作者。我们将提供资金和其他指导，帮助他们整合新的 实践融入到他们的研究和教学活动中。最后，我们将评估其有效性 通过培训前和培训后调查以及深度访谈了解 RT2 及其对学习者的影响 与随机选择的参与者。 之前的参与者和申请者的反馈证明了 RT2 的有效性，如 以及对此类培训的需求不断增长。在扩大其方法论重点和 RT2 整合应用和话语方法，可以进一步改变研究文化， 使参与者能够在透明和可重复的老龄化问题上领导、教学和合作 研究，为更好地为政策制定者、从业者的决策提供信息奠定基础， 和公众，并促进 BSSR 的合作和公平。

Project Summary / Abstract Problems in scientific practice have generated widespread concern about the reliability of findings in behavioral and social science research (BSSR), including work related to aging. These problems arise from a lack of transparency on the part of researchers, as well as incentives in publishing and academia that encourage the presentation of results in ways that are newsworthy, but not necessarily reproducible or rigorous. Training on transparency and reproducibility is critical for equipping the BSSR workforce to conduct credible research. But while it is becoming more widely available, it is not yet the norm in graduate curricula. Led by the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS), the Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2) is designed to strengthen the integrity of BSSR by increasing awareness of problems driven by opacity and providing exposure to and practice with tools designed to improve openness. In addition to providing an overview of problems and solutions in transparency, RT2 will provide space for practice with open science tools, as well as feedback on ongoing work in which participants are applying openness practices. BITSS has developed curricular materials for and delivered seven RT2 events and dozens of related workshops since 2014. This project will first adapt these for application in BSSR focused on aging topics, and integrating applied and discourse-based approaches to improve their effectiveness. This curriculum will be delivered through annual short courses for graduate students, postdocs, and other junior researchers. We will further facilitate long-term adoption of technical and transferable skills by investing in “‘champions” who provide support to peers and collaborators. We will provide access to funding and other guidance to help them integrate new practices into their research and teaching activities. Finally, we will evaluate the effectiveness of RT2 and its impact on learners through pre- and post-training surveys and in-depth interviews with randomly selected participants. Feedback from previous participants and applicants have demonstrated RT2’s effectiveness, as well as growing demand for training of this kind. In broadening its methodological focus and integrating applied and discursive approaches, RT2 can further transform research culture, equipping participants to lead, teach, and collaborate on transparent and reproducible aging research, laying the groundwork for better informing the decisions of policymakers, practitioners, and the public, and for facilitating collaboration and equity in BSSR.