Individual versus general structured feedback to improve agreement in grant peer review: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vast sums are distributed based on grant peer review, but studies show that interrater reliability is often low. In this study, we tested the effect of receiving two short individual feedback reports compared to one short general feedback report on the agreement between reviewers.

Methods

A total of 42 reviewers at the Norwegian Foundation Dam were randomly assigned to receive either a general feedback report or an individual feedback report. The general feedback group received one report before the start of the reviews that contained general information about the previous call in which the reviewers participated. In the individual feedback group, the reviewers received two reports, one before the review period (based on the previous call) and one during the perio

SUBMITTER: Hesselberg JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485516 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature