What Psychology Teachers Should Know About Open Science and the New Statistics. (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Morling, Beth; Calin-Jageman, Robert J.
• Is Part Of: Teaching of psychology. Volume 47:Number 2(2020:Apr.)
• Page Start: 169
• Page End: 179
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: college teaching -- open science -- research transparency -- estimation thinking -- new statistics; Psychology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 150.711
• DOI: 10.1177/0098628320901372
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0098-6283

Abstract

Psychology teachers have likely heard about the "replication crisis" and the "open science movement" in psychology, and they are probably aware that psychologists have proposed new standards for research practice. How should our psychology courses reflect these new standards? We describe several modern practices that have transformed our field and that seem likely to endure: preregistration of studies, transparency of reporting, norms for replication, and the new statistical focus on estimation and precision. We offer suggestions for how to integrate these new practices into psychology courses.