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Embracing Disruptive Innovation in Developmental Sciences: Transforming Remote Assessments for Better Outcomes

Embracing Disruptive Innovation in Developmental Sciences: Transforming Remote Assessments for Better Outcomes
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted developmental sciences, particularly in data collection for longitudinal studies. However, this disruption has also led to innovative methodologies that can improve remote assessments and make them a permanent part of research protocols. This blog post discusses key recommendations from the research article "Disruption Leads to Methodological and Analytic Innovation in Developmental Sciences: Recommendations for Remote Administration and Dealing With Messy Data" to help practitioners enhance their skills and encourage further research.

Adapting Remote Administration

The pandemic necessitated the rapid adaptation of traditional in-person assessments to remote formats. The following steps are crucial for successfully transitioning to remote administration:

Technological Challenges and Solutions

Several challenges arose during the transition to remote assessments, including:

Maintaining Scientific Integrity

Adapting assessments for remote administration required careful consideration of scientific integrity and measurement validity. Key strategies included:

Addressing Missing and Messy Data

The pandemic introduced new challenges related to missing and messy data. To address these issues:

Future Directions

The innovations driven by the pandemic have the potential to improve representation in research and make data collection more accessible. Moving forward, developmental scientists should consider: To read the original research paper, please follow this link: Disruption Leads to Methodological and Analytic Innovation in Developmental Sciences: Recommendations for Remote Administration and Dealing With Messy Data.

Citation: Krogh-Jespersen, S., MacNeill, L. A., Anderson, E. L., Stroup, H. E., Harriott, E. M., Gut, E., Blum, A., Fareedi, E., Fredian, K. M., Wert, S. L., Wakschlag, L. S., & Norton, E. S. (2021). Disruption leads to methodological and analytic innovation in developmental sciences: Recommendations for remote administration and dealing with messy data. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 732312. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.732312
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