Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2)

项目摘要/摘要 科学实践中的问题引起了人们对其可靠性的广泛关注 行为和社会科学研究(BSSR)的发现，包括与衰老有关的工作。 这些问题是由于研究人员缺乏透明度以及 在出版业和学术界鼓励以下列方式展示结果的激励措施 具有新闻价值，但不一定可重现或严谨。关于透明度和 重复性对于装备BSSR工作人员进行可信的研究至关重要。但 虽然它正在变得越来越广泛，但它还不是研究生课程的标准。 在伯克利社会科学透明度倡议(BITSS)的领导下，该研究 透明度和再现性培训(RT2)旨在加强 BSSR通过提高对不透明驱动的问题的认识，并提供对 使用旨在提高开放性的工具进行练习。除了概述以下内容之外 透明方面的问题和解决方案，RT2将为开放科学的实践提供空间 工具，以及对参与者正在应用开放的正在进行的工作的反馈 练习。 BITSS已经为七个RT2赛事和数十个 自2014年以来举办了相关讲习班。该项目将首先调整这些应用于BSSR的重点 关于老龄化主题，并整合应用和基于话语的方法，以改善其 有效性。本课程将通过研究生年度短期课程授课。 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 技术和可转移技能，通过投资于向同行和 合作者。我们将提供资金和其他指导，帮助他们整合新的 在他们的研究和教学活动中融入实践。最后，我们将评估 通过培训前、培训后的调查和深度访谈了解RT2及其对学习者的影响 随机挑选的参与者。 来自之前参与者和申请者的反馈已经证明了RT2的S的有效性，因为 以及对这类培训日益增长的需求。在拓宽它的方法论重点和 结合应用和论述的方法，RT2可以进一步改变研究文化， 使参与者具备领导、教授和协作透明和可重复老化的能力 研究，为更好地为政策制定者、从业者、 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.