Undergrad students must try to replicate a study in their field in order to graduate

We need much more testing for replication of studies to advance disciplines and students need the practice. Colleges should make this mandatory for students to try to replicate a study in their field before they can graduate. Win/win.

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David Vonk

This is a fantastic idea! Repeating an existing study would be very educational for the student. Additionally, far too much emphasis is placed on original research ignoring the fact that replication is an essential piece of good science. I would add to this idea and suggest a journal dedicated to publishing repeated studies. This would provide a publication citation for the student's CV and create a repository to document which studies have been replicated and which still warrant repetition.

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