Scientifically Based Research - Criteria for designing SBR

FAQs: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Question 2: Criteria for designing SBR
What are the criteria or considerations when designing scientifically based research?

According to the National Research Council's Scientific Principles for Scientifically Based Research, scientifically based research studies:

Pose significant questions that can be investigated empirically

Link research to relevant theory

Use methods that permit direct investigation of the question

Provide a coherent and explicit chain of reasoning

Replicate and generalize across studies

Disclose research to encourage professional scrutiny and critique


		Chapter Summary Frequently Asked Questions Steps to Implementing SBR Recommendations