In 2024, the CVI MAvERICS program continued to collaborate with the Stanford Program on Research Rigor and Reproducibility (SPORR) to support seven metascience research projects and accompanying training workshops on methods to enhance reproducibility. The number of participating students grew from 35 students in 2023 to 41 students in 2024. Each of the seven metascience research projects was supervised by a CVI or SPORR early career scientist. Each project includes, where applicable, links to the public Open Science Foundation (OSF) description of the project, the database used for the project, and/or other files or links related to the project.
CVI asked all students who participated in the summer research program to describe their level of understanding of reproducible scientific methods both before and after the program. Students’ self-reported understanding of reproducible science concepts increased after their summer research training.
Distribution of CVI summer student self-reported levels of agreement with statements regarding their understanding of reproducible science. Distributions are shown for responses collected before the program started (PRE) and after the program was completed (POST). PRE N = 42, Post N = 33.
I liked the collaboration aspect of these projects and the fact that this was at our own pace.
Through the program I was able to learn a great deal about conducting systematic reviews. My group was involved in developing the search query, and the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and through that I learned about the overall process of designing a systematic review too.
I learned about the new skills and had the opportunity to work with a group of students.
It was a great introduction to meta-analysis, I thought the topics were interesting, and the project I was on was relatively straightforward.
I think forming a question, sifting through the literature through PubMed meshes and then reading articles to meet our inclusion/exclusion criteria was great.
<aside> 💡 MAvERICS is a great program - it helps students understand the scientific process, open science methods, and working as a team.
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<aside> 💡 The program is a fantastic opportunity to develop experience mentoring and leading a research project.
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<aside> 💡 Having weekly meetings kept progress moving and helped ensure accountability.
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<aside> 💡 The students learn a lot. Even if the project doesn’t lead to a publication, they gain a lot of new knowledge and skills from the experience.
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