Objectivity is widely regarded as crucial for scientific practice, yet it remains poorly understood in scientific methodology and, as a result, has limited impact on research practices. Building on recent developments in the philosophy of science, we have created a new methodological tool, an easy to use checklist, for assessing the objectivity of scientific practice reported in academic publications or grant proposals. Developed through an expert-consensus study, this checklist can be used both to retrospectively evaluate objectivity of completed research and to prospectively guide the design of future experiments.
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Professor at George Washington University
I am a Professor with Human-Technology Collaboration and Educational Technology programs at George Washington University in Washington DC. I have written 12 books and more than 100 articles, and I co-host of the Parsing Science podcast where scientists tell the stories behind their research. I am also the developer of the WeShareScience.com online platform for sharing research videos, and SciencePods.com where researchers can create free podcasts about their science. My research interests include human interactions with intelligent machines, needs, needs assessments, and instructional design.
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