Author: eduKate Asia
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PSLE Science Reality Lab Vol No.442 | “Expression of Concern” — Has the Study Already Been Retracted?
A massive Primary 5/6 PSLE Science Reality Lab guide to Expressions of Concern: learn why a serious journal warning is not automatically a retraction, proof of falsehood or proof of the opposite claim.
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PSLE Science Reality Lab Vol No.441 | “Open Access Article” — Does That Mean the Research Data Are Open Too?
A massive Primary 5/6 PSLE Science Reality Lab guide to Open Access labels: learn why free access to a scientific article does not automatically mean its underlying research data, code or complete evidence record are open.
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PSLE Science Reality Lab Vol No.440 | “Dataset Version 4.0” — Is It Four Times More Accurate Than Version 1.0?
A massive Primary 5/6 PSLE Science Reality Lab guide to dataset version labels: learn why Version 4.0 identifies a release in a revision history rather than meaning four times the accuracy of Version 1.0.
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PSLE Science Reality Lab Vol No.439 | “This Paper Has a DOI” — Does That Mean It Was Peer Reviewed?
A massive Primary 5/6 PSLE Science Reality Lab guide to DOI labels: learn why a Digital Object Identifier persistently identifies a research object without automatically proving peer review, evidence quality or scientific correctness.
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PSLE Science Reality Lab Vol No.437 | “Consensus Study Report” — Does That Mean Every Scientist Agrees?
A Primary 5/6 PSLE Science Reality Lab guide to reading a consensus study report: identify the committee, statement of task, evidence process, uncertainty and scope before turning a defined expert conclusion into “every scientist agrees”.
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PSLE Science Reality Lab Vol No.436 | “Systematic Review” — Does That Mean It Found Every Study Ever Done?
A student-facing PSLE Science guide to evaluating the label “systematic review”: reconstruct the question, search, selection rules, exclusions and evidence limits before treating a review as complete or universal.
