There has been much debate in recent years about how open research practices, which have been promoted in efforts to improve research robustness, may (not) be appropriate for qualitative methodologies, particularly in educational research. Among these is a concern for … Continued
Everything that happens has a multitude of causes, but people make causal judgments effortlessly. How do people select one particular cause (e.g. the lightning bolt that set the forest ablaze) out of the set of factors that contributed to the … Continued
The biological sciences community is increasingly recognizing the value of open, reproducible, and transparent research practices for science and society at large. Despite this recognition, many researchers remain reluctant to share their data and code publicly. This hesitation may arise … Continued
In recent years, machine learning (ML) has come to rely more heavily on crowdworkers, both for building bigger datasets and for addressing research questions requiring human interaction or judgment. Owing to the diverse tasks performed by crowdworkers, and the myriad … Continued
https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.03217 Note: One of the authors is from the US House of Reps, others are academics. Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI), which enables machines to learn to perform a task by training on diverse datasets, is one of the most revolutionary … Continued
Might be boring, but it works. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4129184 AbstractWe examine the impact of enrolling in schools that employ a highly-standardized approach to education, using random variation from a large nationwide scholarship program. Bridge International Academies not only delivers highly detailed lesson guides … Continued
Understanding the recommendation of an artificially intelligent (AI) assistant for decision-making is especially important in high-risk tasks, such as deciding whether a mushroom is edible or poisonous. To foster user understanding and appropriate trust in such systems, we tested the … Continued
Internet-connected consumer devices have rapidly increased in popularity; however, relatively little is known about how these technologies are affecting interpersonal relationships in multi-occupant households. In this study, we conduct 13 semi-structured interviews and survey 508 individuals from a variety of … Continued
In his book “How to stay smart in a smart world: Why human intelligence still beats algorithms,” Gerd Gigerenzer (2022) opposes the predominantly positive perspective on AI development with a plea for the uniqueness of the human intellect. He misses … Continued
Abstract Writing a thesis, a research proposal or a paper is a complex effort involving numerous decisions. Despite the differences between social science disciplines and the specific traditions in these disciplines, students tend to come up with similar problems during … Continued