Rhodes Marjorie, Rizzo Michael T, Foster-Hanson Emily, Moty Kelsey, Leshin Rachel A, Wang Michelle, Benitez Josie, Ocampo John Daryl
New York University.
Beyond Conflict Innovation Lab, Boston, MA.
J Cogn Dev. 2020;21(4):477-493. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2020.1797751. Epub 2020 Aug 13.
This article introduces an accessible approach to implementing unmoderated remote research in developmental science-research in which children and families participate in studies remotely and independently, without directly interacting with researchers. Unmoderated remote research has the potential to strengthen developmental science by: (1) facilitating the implementation of studies that are easily replicable, (2) allowing for new approaches to longitudinal studies and studies of parent-child interaction, and (3) including families from more diverse backgrounds and children growing up in more diverse environments in research. We describe an approach we have used to design and implement unmoderated remote research that is accessible to researchers with limited programming expertise, and we describe the resources we have made available on a new website (discoveriesonline.org) to help researchers get started with implementing this approach. We discuss the potential of this method for developmental science and highlight some challenges still to be overcome to harness the power of unmoderated remote research for advancing the field.
本文介绍了一种在发展科学中开展无监督远程研究的可行方法——在这类研究中，儿童和家庭远程独立参与研究，无需与研究人员直接互动。无监督远程研究有潜力通过以下方式加强发展科学：（1）促进易于复制的研究的实施；（2）为纵向研究和亲子互动研究提供新方法；（3）让更多背景各异的家庭以及成长于更多样化环境中的儿童参与到研究中来。我们描述了一种我们用于设计和实施无监督远程研究的方法，该方法可供编程专业知识有限的研究人员使用，并且我们还介绍了我们在一个新网站（discoveriesonline.org）上提供的资源，以帮助研究人员开始实施这种方法。我们讨论了这种方法对发展科学的潜力，并强调了为利用无监督远程研究的力量推动该领域发展仍需克服的一些挑战。
