Scientifically Based Research Standards Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 20 USCS § 9501 (18), [Title 20. Education; Chapter 76. Education Research, Statistics, Evaluation, Information, And Dissemination; Education Sciences Reform]
“(A) The term "scientifically based research standards" means research standards that--
(i) apply rigorous, systematic, and objective methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs; and
(ii) present findings and make claims that are appropriate to and supported by the methods that have been employed.
(B) The term includes, appropriate to the research being conducted--
(i) employing systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;
(ii) involving data analyses that are adequate to support the general findings;
(iii) relying on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable data;
(iv) making claims of causal relationships only in random assignment experiments or other designs (to the extent such designs substantially eliminate plausible competing explanations for the obtained results);
(v) ensuring that studies and methods are presented in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication or, at a minimum, to offer the opportunity to build systematically on the findings of the research;
(vi) obtaining acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal or approval by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review; and
(vii) using research designs and methods appropriate to the research question posed.”
Legal Definition list
- Scientifically Based Research
- Scientifically Based Reading Research [Education]
- Scientific Working Group for Forensic Toxicology [SWGTOX]
- Scientific or Medical Journal [Food and Drugs]
- Scientific Knowledge
- Scientifically Based Research Standards
- Scientifically Valid Education Evaluation
- Scientifically Valid Research
- Scintilla
- Scintilla of Evidence
- Scintilla-of-Evidence Rule
Related Legal Terms
- 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003
- 3-A Sanitary Standards and Accepted Practice
- Accounting Professional Standards
- Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
- Achievement-Based Education
- Activity-Based Costing
- Advertising Standards
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Aging Research
- Agricultural Research Advisory Board
