Consortium for the Advancement of Special Education Research (CASPER)
Mission statement
CASPER’s mission is to advance open science in special education and related fields by (a) conducting meta-research, (b) providing recommendations and resources, and (c) conducting and disseminating open research.
Open Science
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Why is Open Science Needed?
- Less than 1% of articles published in special education journals are replication studies -- Lemons et al., 2016; Makel et al. (2016)
- 4% of intervention studies in special education and related fields reported solely null findings – Kittelman et al., 2018; Therrien and Cook (2018)
- Published single-case design studies examining pivotal response theory for individuals with autism reported 22% larger effects than unpublished studies – Sham and Smith (2014)
- 4-15% of single-case design researchers reported they would drop one or two cases with small effects from a study before submitting it for publication – Shadish, Zelinsky, Vevea, and Kratochwill, 2016
CASPER Members
Bryan Cook, co-director
University of Virginia
Bryan Cook, co-directorWilliam Therrien, co-director
University of Virginia
William Therrien, co-directorMichael Coyne
University of Connecticut
Michael CoyneNicholas Gage
University of Florida
Nicholas GageErica Lembke
University of Missouri
Erica LembkeChristopher J. Lemons
Vanderbilt University
Christopher J. LemonsDaniel M. Maggin
University of Illinois at Chicago
Daniel M. MagginJason C. Travers
University of Kansas