What is the significance of action class scores?
When an ARS research project plan is reviewed through OSQR, it receives an Action Class score and a set of recommendations. The action class score expresses, in a general way, the degree of revision necessary to bring the quality of a project plan to the highest level. The consensus recommendations provide specific guidance for revision. The ARS-OSQR review scale consists of five action classes: No Revision, Minor Revision, Moderate Revision, Major Revision and Not Feasible. Precise definitions are given in the OSQR Peer Review Manual. For purposes of comparison, however, the ARS-OSQR scale is considered roughly equivalent to the NSF or USDA-NRI scales of Excellent through Poor. One significance of Action Class scores is that they define an ARS quality threshold for implementation of the research described in the project plan. Also Action Class scores, in aggregate, constitute a readout of the general quality profile characteristic of ARS research project planning, and by inference, th
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