2021 article
Course-based undergraduate research experiences are a viable approach to increase access to research experiences in biology
Smith, K. P. W., Waddell, E. A., Dean, A. N., Anandan, S., Gurney, S., Kabnick, K., … Stanford, J. S. (2021, June 17). JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION.
author keywords: Undergraduate; research; cure; expanding access; biology
TL;DR:
In comparing student outcomes from four distinct CUREs to outcomes from students engaged in a summer research programme in the biology department at one institution, it is found that students in both experiences self-report comparable gains on all items studied using the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment tool.
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Added: June 28, 2021
ABSTRACT Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been described as a mechanism to allow more undergraduates to engage in research experiences. To understand whether CUREs are viable to scale-up undergraduate access to research experiences, it is essential to carefully evaluate whether CUREs promote comparable self-reported outcomes for students and are less resource intensive than undergraduate research internships. In comparing student outcomes from four distinct CUREs to outcomes from students engaged in a summer research programme in the biology department at one institution, we found that students in both experiences self-report comparable gains on all items studied using the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment tool. CURE students report similar levels of satisfaction with aspects of research experiences, such as amount of time spent conducting research and working with a mentor, compared with students engaged in the summer research programme. The CUREs studied here are less resource intensive than the summer research programme, and still led to comparable self-reported outcomes. These courses increased the number of biology undergraduates able to engage in research experiences, suggesting that CUREs are a viable option to expand access to research experiences that promote expected learning outcomes in a more efficient way.