Detecting Duplication in Students’ Research Data: A Method and Illustration

Allen, Peter J.; Lourenco, Amanda; Roberts, Lynne D.

doi:10.1080/10508422.2015.1019070

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“…So far, 8 of the 24 projects led to a published paper. In light of the strict requirements for authorship ( National Health and Medical Research Council, 2018 ), students co-authored three of these ( Roberts and Rajah-Kanagasabai, 2013 ; Allen et al., 2016 , 2017 ), though their contributions were acknowledged on most of the rest.…”

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The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience as a Work-Integrated Learning Opportunity and Potential Pathway to Publication in Psychology

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Unlike disciplines which focus on skill development from year one of a bachelor’s degree, training in psychology in Australia follows the scientist-practitioner model. According to this model, an undergraduate psychology degree should focus on the scientific principles underpinning the discipline and provide a foundation for the development of professional skills in graduate school. However, most Australian psychology undergraduates do not continue into graduate school, and concerns have been raised about their lack of applied skills and work-readiness. Work-integrated learning (WIL) refers to strategies aimed at providing students with practical experiences (e.g., fieldwork, placements, and internships) directly related to their course of study. The objective of WIL is to increase work-readiness. Accreditation standards coupled with the norms of the discipline have historically prevented the inclusion of typical WIL experiences in Australian undergraduate psychology degrees. However, one particular type of WIL activity—the undergraduate research experience (URE)—is particularly suited to psychology. In a typical URE, students collaborate with faculty to conduct research designed to make an original contribution to their field. The current study is a qualitative investigation of stakeholder perceptions of a competitive summer URE program ran from 2012 to 2016. Six faculty members and seven undergraduate students were engaged in semi-structured interviews about their URE experiences. Constructed themes broadly reflected the benefits and challenges of the program and included work-readiness and additional research experience, networking and teamwork, publication, quality of experience and equity of opportunities. Faculty members and students spoke favorably of their UREs in most cases, although issues of administration and financial concerns were mentioned consistently, as were concerns about the length, timing, and nature of projects. Students reported skill development and networking as two of the key benefits of their participation in the program, and article publication was seen as particularly beneficial to career prospects. Our findings suggest that student co-authored publications resulting from UREs are possible, but careful thought is required to optimize their likelihood. Overall, this research adds to a growing literature suggesting that UREs can confer a range of benefits to Australian psychology schools related to increased research capacity and student satisfaction.

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“…Perceived behavioral control was also a significant predictor of justifications, indicating that measures could be put in place to make it more difficult to engage in research misconduct and questionable research practices, or at least increase the perception that this type of dishonest behavior is likely to be identified. Procedures have already been developed to detect fabrication of data ( Blasius and Thiessen, 2012 ), and these procedures have now been applied to detecting fabrication in honors dissertations ( Allen et al, 2015 ). In the same way that students are currently required to submit work for plagiarism detection, it is possible in the future that students could be required to submit data-sets for fabrication detection.…”

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Predicting self-reported research misconduct and questionable research practices in university students using an augmented Theory of Planned Behavior

Rajah-Kanagasabai

Roberts

2015

Front. Psychol.

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This study examined the utility of the Theory of Planned Behavior model, augmented by descriptive norms and justifications, for predicting self-reported research misconduct and questionable research practices in university students. A convenience sample of 205 research active Western Australian university students (47 male, 158 female, ages 18–53 years, M = 22, SD = 4.78) completed an online survey. There was a low level of engagement in research misconduct, with approximately one in seven students reporting data fabrication and one in eight data falsification. Path analysis and model testing in LISREL supported a parsimonious two step mediation model, providing good fit to the data. After controlling for social desirability, the effect of attitudes, subjective norms, descriptive norms and perceived behavioral control on student engagement in research misconduct and questionable research practices was mediated by justifications and then intention. This revised augmented model accounted for a substantial 40.8% of the variance in student engagement in research misconduct and questionable research practices, demonstrating its predictive utility. The model can be used to target interventions aimed at reducing student engagement in research misconduct and questionable research practices.

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“…• When investigating the potential for data fabrication among undergraduates, Allen et al (2015) found some evidence of inappropriate behavior. The authors concluded that there was a potential that the behavior was driven by a poor understanding of appropriate research methods and analysis.…”

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Editorial: Evidence on Questionable Research Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Purpose Questionable research or reporting practices (QRPs) contribute to a growing concern regarding the credibility of research in the organizational sciences and related fields. Such practices include design, analytic, or reporting practices that may introduce biased evidence, which can have harmful implications for evidence-based practice, theory development, and perceptions of the rigor of science. Design/Methodology/Approach To assess the extent to which QRPs are actually a concern, we conducted a systematic review to consider the evidence on QRPs. Using a triangulation approach (e.g., by reviewing data from observations, sensitivity analyses, and surveys), we identified the good, the bad, and the ugly. Findings Of the 64 studies that fit our criteria, 6 appeared to find little to no evidence of engagement in QRPs and the other 58 found more severe evidence (91 %). Implications Drawing upon the findings, we provide recommendations for future research related to publication practices and academic training. Originality/value We report findings from studies that suggest that QRPs are not a problem, that QRPs are used at a suboptimal rate, and that QRPs present a threat to the viability of organizational science research.

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Detecting Duplication in Students’ Research Data: A Method and Illustration

Cited by 5 publications

References 38 publications

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience as a Work-Integrated Learning Opportunity and Potential Pathway to Publication in Psychology

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience as a Work-Integrated Learning Opportunity and Potential Pathway to Publication in Psychology

Predicting self-reported research misconduct and questionable research practices in university students using an augmented Theory of Planned Behavior

Editorial: Evidence on Questionable Research Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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