Scientifically Based Research Law and Legal Definition
According to 20 USCS § 7801(37) the term “scientifically based research”
“(A) means research that involves the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs; and
(B) includes research that--
(i) employs systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;
(ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn;
(iii) relies 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;
(iv) is 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;
(v) ensures 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; and
(vi) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or approved by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.”
Legal Definition list
- Scientifically Based Reading Research [Education]
- Scientific Working Group for Forensic Toxicology [SWGTOX]
- Scientific or Medical Journal [Food and Drugs]
- Scientific Knowledge
- Scientific Jury Selection [SJS]
- Scientifically Based Research
- Scientifically Based Research Standards
- Scientifically Valid Education Evaluation
- Scientifically Valid Research
- Scintilla
- Scintilla of Evidence
Related Legal Terms
- 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003
- Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
- Achievement-Based Education
- Activity-Based Costing
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Aging Research
- Agricultural Research Advisory Board
- Agricultural Research Service
- Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
- American Educational Research Association [AERA]
