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Direct linkKasey L. Wozniak; Anna S. Grinath; Heather J. Ray; Devaleena S. Pradhan – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2025
A key component of authentic undergraduate research experiences is supporting students in recognizing their agency to shape a research project and develop project ownership. Previous research has suggested design elements that could foster project ownership in course-based research experiences. However, research is needed to examine how these…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Student Role
Gold, Anne U.; Atkins, Rachel; McNeal, Karen S. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2021
Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) programs often introduce students to scientific research and STEM career possibilities. However, the program impact on students and their research skill development is not well understood. In a case study with 10 REU students, the authors used eye-tracking and self-report data to determine student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graphs, Data Interpretation, Scientific Research
Wenzel, Thomas J. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2020
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has a number of programs that support undergraduate research and other kinds of research at primarily undergraduate institutions. Two of the most important are the Research in Undergraduate Institutions program and Major Research Instrumentation program. The aims of the programs and types of activities funded…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Philanthropic Foundations, Public Agencies
Eich, Elizabeth; Catanese, Daniel J., Jr.; King, Brian; Beier, Margaret E. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2022
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are increasingly popular, but less often implemented in core laboratory courses due to the strict learning objectives necessary for follow-on courses. A curricular core intermediate-level experimental biosciences laboratory course was implemented, which paired competency-based assignments…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Prerequisites, Student Research, Research Skills
Sun, Evelyn; Graves, Marcia L.; Oliver, David C. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2020
This article reviews the state of Canada's undergraduate research opportunities (UROs) in the life sciences across various institutions. Survey data gathered in 2019 from 20 departments in 14 universities show that all responding departments offer well-established forms of research that include credit-based directed studies or honors-thesis…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Scientific Research
Tian, Jing; Wang, Yiheng; Ren, Chang; Lei, Yingzhe – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2022
Undergraduate research experience is the process where undergraduates contribute to the development of a subject field through their inquiry-based learning (IBL). IBL is a student-centered learning strategy. Students work as professional scientists do, through inquiry. This article presents approaches to IBL and practices of an instructor from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Inquiry
Anderson, Laurel J.; Dosch, Jerald J.; Lindquist, Erin S.; McCay, Timothy S.; Machado, Jose-Luis; Kuers, Karen; Gartner, Tracy B.; Shea, Kathleen L.; Mankiewicz, Carol; Rodgers, Vikki L.; Saunders, Patricia A.; Urban, Rebecca A.; Kilgore, Jason S.; Powell, Amanda S.; Ramage, Benjamin S.; Steinweg, J. Megan; Straub, Jacob N.; Bunnell, Sarah L.; Witkovsky-Eldred, Marissa – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2020
Multisite, course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in the Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) were assessed for impacts on student learning of collaborative science skills using a survey that could serve as a starting point for a validated assessment instrument for multisite CUREs. Pretests/posttests were administered…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Cooperation, Science Process Skills
Reed, Irene K. Guttilla – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2023
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) can engage large numbers of students and provide a structured environment in which to learn valuable research skills. The ability to implement laboratory-based CUREs was hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic, generating a greater need for online options. A pilot study of an adaptation of a fully…
Descriptors: Cancer, Genetics, Scientific Research, Medical Research
Reichle, Robert V. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2019
Student researchers are rarely trained to explain their work to a general audience but must do so throughout their careers. To assist undergraduate researchers in building this skill, the Student Research Showdown--a research video and presentation competition--was created at the University of Texas at Austin. Students create brief videos on which…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Research Skills, Skill Development
McIntee, Farron; Evans, Kendra R.; Andreoli, Jeanne M.; Fusaro, Abigail J.; Hwalek, Melanie; Mathur, Ambika; Feig, Andrew L. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
For many college students, joining a research group is a critical step toward developing strong mentor-mentee relationships that help shape their science identities and research self-efficacy. ReBUILDetroit, a program that seeks to diversify the biomedical research workforce, uses a scaffolded process to help its scholars transition into research.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scientists, College Science, Science Instruction
Garrett, Arnell; Carter-Johnson, Frances D.; Natali, Susan M.; Schade, John D.; Holmes, Robert Max – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2021
The Polaris Project, a National Science Foundation-funded program at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, aims to comprehensively address minority participation in climate and Arctic science research. The project implemented design principles to recruit, motivate, and retain African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans or Alaskan Natives, and…
Descriptors: Climate, Scientific Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Minority Group Students
Shannon N. Davis,; Wagner, Sarah E. – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2019
Disciplinary identity, or connection to a particular academic discipline, is constructed through a developmental process across a scholar's academic life course. Using unique data from an online survey of students at four different types of colleges and universities, this study investigates the extent to which disciplinary identity among…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Human Capital, Undergraduate Students, Correlation
