scholarly journals The Emerging STEM Paths and Science Identities of Hispanic/Latinx College Students: Examining the Impact of Multiple Undergraduate Research Experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. ar18
Author(s):  
Angela Frederick ◽  
Sara E. Grineski ◽  
Timothy W. Collins ◽  
Heather A. Daniels ◽  
Danielle X. Morales
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Comfort Levels ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
Psychosocial Benefits ◽  
The Impact

In addition to professional and psychosocial benefits, having the opportunity to spend multiple summers in research at institutions away from home helped to strengthen Hispanic/Latinx students’ comfort levels with being away from their families and helped them recognize the broad range of graduate school opportunities available to them.

scholarly journals The Impact of Broadly Relevant Novel Discoveries on Student Project Ownership in a Traditional Lab Course Turned CURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. ar57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelyn M. Cooper ◽  
Joseph N. Blattman ◽  
Taija Hendrix ◽  
Sara E. Brownell
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Mutant Strain ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been shown to lead to multiple student benefits, but much is unknown about how CUREs lead to specific student outcomes. In this study, we examined the extent to which students making “broadly relevant novel discoveries” impacted student project ownership by comparing the experiences of students in a CURE and a traditional lab course. The CURE and traditional lab were similar in most aspects; students were exposed to an identical curriculum taught by the same instructor. However, there was one major difference between the two types of courses: the type of data that the students produced. Students in the traditional lab characterized the immune system of wild-type mice, thereby confirming results already known to the scientific community, while students in the CURE characterized the immune system of a mutant strain of mice, which produced broadly relevant novel discoveries. Compared with traditional lab students, CURE students reported higher cognitive and emotional ownership over their projects. Students’ perceptions of collaboration and making broadly relevant novel discoveries were significantly and positively related to their cognitive and emotional ownership. This work provides insight into the importance of integrating opportunities for broadly relevant novel discoveries in lab courses.

Integrating Research Experiences Into Public Health Curricula: Effects on Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge of Neighborhood Inequalities, Perception of Research, and Motivation to Talk About Health Issues

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Kara Zografos ◽  
Emanuel Alcala ◽  
John Capitman ◽  
Leepao Khang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
The Impact

Undergraduate research is defined as an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student in collaboration with a faculty member that makes an intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline. This study assessed the impact of integrating undergraduate research experiences into public health curricula on students’ knowledge of neighborhood inequalities, perception of research, and motivation to talk about health issues. The sample consisted of 132 undergraduate students from two groups (intervention and comparison). The intervention group ( n = 71) conducted a structured social observation in various zip codes to characterize assets and liabilities of the local built environment. Self-reported questionnaires assessing the key study variables were administered to the students at baseline and at postintervention. Compared with those in the comparison group, improvements were noted in knowledge among those in the intervention group from pretest to posttest. Participants in the intervention group were also more motivated to talk about health issues compared with those in the comparison group. Perception of research among those in the intervention group also improved over time when participants were divided into two research confidence level groups (confident and nonconfident). The evaluation of this intervention demonstrates the positive impact integrating undergraduate research experiences can have on a sample of students.

scholarly journals Implementing a course-based undergraduate research experience to grow the quantity and quality of undergraduate research in an animal science curriculum1

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (11) ◽  
pp. 4691-4697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra K Jones ◽  
Annie B Lerner
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Undergraduate research involves experiential learning methods that helps animal science students gain critical thinking skills. There is high demand for these opportunities. For example, 77.9% of incoming freshmen in the Department of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University in Fall 2017 and Fall 2018 planned to conduct research sometime during their undergraduate career (422 of 542 students). Conventional, one-on-one mentoring methods in the department were only serving 1.7% of the undergraduate population (21 of 1,212 students). This creates a unique challenge of increasing the number of undergraduate research opportunities, while maintaining the impact of individualized experiential learning. One method to address this challenge is the incorporation of a course-based research program. In this model, research projects are conducted during a conventional semester during scheduled classroom hours, with project components divided into 3 sections: (1) research preparation, including compliance requirements, hypothesis testing, experimental design, and protocol development; (2) data collection; and (3) data interpretation and dissemination. Students collect data as a team, but individually develop their own research abstract and poster to maintain a high level of experiential learning. By teaching multiple sections of this course per semester and incorporating the concepts into existing laboratories, 13.5% of students in the department completed undergraduate research in the 2018–2019 academic year (162 of 1,197 students). To monitor the quality of these experiences, student critical thinking ability was assessed using the online Critical Thinking Basic Concepts & Understanding Test (Foundation for Critical Thinking, Tomales, CA). Undergraduate research experiences increased (P = 0.028) the growth in student critical thinking score, but the type of research experience did not influence assessed skills (P > 0.281). Thus, course-based undergraduate research experiences may be an option for growing the quantity and quality of undergraduate research experience in animal science.

scholarly journals 426 Awardee Talk: growing the quantity and quality of undergraduate research experiences in animal science

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 109-109
Author(s):  
Cassandra K Jones
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Undergraduate research is known to be one of experiential learning methods that helps animal science students gain critical thinking skills. There is high demand for these opportunities. For example, 77.9% of incoming freshmen in the Department of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University from 2016–2018 planned to conduct research sometime during their undergraduate career (225 of 289 students). Conventional 1:1 faculty:undergraduate mentoring methods in the Department were only serving 1.7% of the undergraduate population (21 of 1,212 students). This creates a unique challenge of increasing the number of undergraduate research opportunities, while maintaining the impact of individualized experiential learning. One method to address this challenge is the incorporation of a course-based research program. In this model, research projects are conducted during a conventional semester during scheduled classroom hours, with project components divided into three 5-week sections: 1) research preparation, including compliance requirements, hypothesis testing, experimental design, and protocol development; 2) data collection; and 3) data interpretation and dissemination. Students collect data as a team, but individually develop their own research abstract and poster to maintain a high level of experiential learning. By teaching multiples sections of this course per semester and incorporating the concepts into existing laboratories, 13.3% of students in the Department completed undergraduate research in the 2018–2019 academic year (159 of 1,197 students). To monitor the quality of these experiences, student critical thinking ability was assessed using the online Critical Thinking Basic Concepts & Understanding Test (Foundation for Critical Thinking, Tomales, CA). The type of research experience did not influence assessed skills (P > 0.10). Thus, course-based undergraduate research experiences may be an option for growing the quantity and quality of undergraduate research experience in animal science.

Measuring integrated understanding of undergraduate chemistry research experiences: Assessing oral and written research artifacts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max R Helix ◽  
Laleh E Cote ◽  
Christiane N Stachl ◽  
Marcia C. Linn ◽  
Elisa M Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Undergraduate Chemistry ◽  
Chemistry Research ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
The Impact

Understanding the impact of undergraduate research experiences (UREs) and course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) is crucial as universities debate the value of allocating scarce resources to these activities. We report...

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