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Question 1: Defining SBR
What is scientifically based research?
From the Guidance on Comprehensive School Reform Program B-2. Scientifically based research, as defined in section 9101(37) of the ESEA, is research that involves the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs. To meet this standard, the research must:
- Employ systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;
- Involve rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn;
- Rely on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across multiple measurements and observations, and across studies by the same or different investigators;
- Be evaluated using experimental or quasi-experimental designs in which individuals, entities, programs, or activities are assigned to different conditions and with appropriate controls to evaluate the effects of the condition of interest, with a preference for random assignment experiments, or other designs to the extent that those designs contain within-condition or across-condition controls;
- Ensure that experimental studies are presented in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication or, at a minimum, offer the opportunity to build systematically on their findings;
- Have been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or approved by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.
[Note from the SBR Work Group: The National Research Council Report entitled "Scientific Research in Education" elaborates upon the methods available for scientifically-based educational research, and the appropriate uses of each method. The committee highly recommends this resource to those interested in learning more about scientifically based research in education.]
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