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Generalizability, transferability, and the practice-to-practice gap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2022

Joshua R. de Leeuw Open the ORCID record for Joshua R. de Leeuw [Opens in a new window] ,
Benjamin A. Motz Open the ORCID record for Benjamin A. Motz [Opens in a new window] ,
Emily R. Fyfe ,
Paulo F. Carvalho Open the ORCID record for Paulo F. Carvalho [Opens in a new window]  and
Robert L. Goldstone
Joshua R. de Leeuw
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA jdeleeuw@vassar.edu; https://www.vassar.edu/faculty/jdeleeuw/
Benjamin A. Motz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA bmotz@indiana.edu; efyfe@indiana.edu; rgoldsto@indiana.edu; https://motzweb.sitehost.iu.edu/; https://psych.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/fyfe-emily.html; https://psych.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/goldstone-robert.html
Emily R. Fyfe
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA bmotz@indiana.edu; efyfe@indiana.edu; rgoldsto@indiana.edu; https://motzweb.sitehost.iu.edu/; https://psych.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/fyfe-emily.html; https://psych.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/goldstone-robert.html
Paulo F. Carvalho
Affiliation:
Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. pcarvalh@andrew.cmu.edu; https://sites.google.com/view/paulocarvalho
Robert L. Goldstone
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA bmotz@indiana.edu; efyfe@indiana.edu; rgoldsto@indiana.edu; https://motzweb.sitehost.iu.edu/; https://psych.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/fyfe-emily.html; https://psych.indiana.edu/directory/faculty/goldstone-robert.html
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Abstract

Emphasizing the predictive success and practical utility of psychological science is an admirable goal but it will require a substantive shift in how we design research. Applied research often assumes that findings are transferable to all practices, insensitive to variation between implementations. We describe efforts to quantify and close this practice-to-practice gap in education research.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e11
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