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The Alternative Factors Leading to Replication Crisis: Prediction and Evaluation
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Gregory Chernov – Evaluation Review, 2025
Most existing solutions to the current replication crisis in science address only the factors stemming from specific poor research practices. We introduce a novel mechanism that leverages the experts' predictive abilities to analyze the root causes of replication failures. It is backed by the principle that the most accurate predictor is the most…
Descriptors: Replication (Evaluation), Prediction, Scientific Research, Failure
The Social Construction of "Evidence-Based" Drug Prevention Programs: A Reanalysis of Data from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program
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Gorman, Dennis M.; Huber, J. Charles, Jr. – Evaluation Review, 2009
This study explores the possibility that any drug prevention program might be considered "evidence-based" given the use of data analysis procedures that optimize the chance of producing statistically significant results by reanalyzing data from a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program evaluation. The analysis produced a number of…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Drug Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse
Mapping Excellence in National Research Systems: The Case of Italy
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Abramo, Giovanni; D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea; Di Costa, Flavia – Evaluation Review, 2009
The study of "scientific excellence" is taking on increasing importance in the development of research policies in many nations. However, scientific excellence is difficult to define because of its multidimensional and highly complex character. This work contributes to the state of the art by exploring an effective, simple, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Bibliometrics