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replication is the process of producing a reported phenomenon by recreating the conditions when it is reported to occur
Replication studies are designed to see if research results can be reported. In the natural sciences it has been suggested that in practice most 'replication' studies actually try to extend the range of the original research or modify some aspect of research design.
Arguably studies in education should not be considered true replication studies as it is never possible to fully recreate the original conditions because social kinds do not have the essential properties of natural kinds and teaching and learning is always entangled within the context in which it is embedded
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