ArticleCBE life sciences education2014
A course-based research experience: how benefits change with increased investment in instructional time.
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85 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 181 citations in OpenAlex.
- Current Status and Implementation of Science Practices in Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs): A Systematic Literature Review.CBE life sciences education · 2022Pooled it
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- Tiny Earth CURE Demonstrates Equitable Benefits for U.S. College Science Students.CBE life sciences education · 2025Article
- Accessible support at a national scale: the use and value of virtual learning assistants across multiple undergraduate institutions.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2025Article
- Faculty rewards from course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) in biochemistry.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2025Article
- Factors associated with applying to graduate/professional degrees for students engaged in undergraduate research experiences at minority serving institutions.Frontiers in education · 2025Article
- Dipping Your Toe in The CURE Pool: Longitudinal Tracking of Instructors Suggests Use of a Short-Duration CURE Can Catalyze Expansion to Longer CURE Experiences.CBE life sciences education · 2024Article
- A CURE Lab in Introductory Biology at a Regional Comprehensive University Negatively Impacts Student Success in the Associated Lecture Course Among Students from Groups Underrepresented in Science.CBE life sciences education · 2024Article
- A framework for leveraging network course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) faculty to develop, validate, and administer an assessment instrument.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2024Article
- Upper-level inter-disciplinary microbiology CUREs increase student's scientific self-efficacy, scientific identity, and self-assessed skills.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2024Article
- Pairing a bioinformatics-focused course-based undergraduate research experience with specifications grading in an introductory biology classroom.Biology methods & protocols · 2024Article
- Engaging students in a genetics course-based undergraduate research experience utilizingJournal of microbiology & biology education · 2023Article
- Fly-CURE, a multi-institutional CURE usingJournal of microbiology & biology education · 2023Article
- Supporting the democratization of science during a pandemic: genomics Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) as an effective remote learning strategy.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2023Article
- Cross-disciplinary CURE Program Increases Educational Aspirations in a Large Community College.CBE life sciences education · 2023Article
- A CURE on the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance inCBE life sciences education · 2023Article
- A Day in the Life: Characterization of Doctoral Bench Research in Synthetic Chemistry Using Phenomenological Case Studies.Journal of chemical education · 2023Article
- Fly-CURE, a Multi-institutional CURE usingbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- The Genomics Education Partnership: First findings on genomics research in community colleges.Scholarship and practice of undergraduate research · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is widespread agreement that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs should provide undergraduates with research experience. Practical issues and limited resources, however, make this a challenge. We have developed a bioinformatics project that provides a course-based research experience for students at a diverse group of schools and offers the opportunity to tailor this experience to local curriculum and institution-specific student needs. We assessed both attitude and knowledge gains, looking for insights into how students respond given this wide range of curricular and institutional variables. While different approaches all appear to result in learning gains, we find that a significant investment of course time is required to enable students to show gains commensurate to a summer research experience. An alumni survey revealed that time spent on a research project is also a significant factor in the value former students assign to the experience one or more years later. We conclude: 1) implementation of a bioinformatics project within the biology curriculum provides a mechanism for successfully engaging large numbers of students in undergraduate research; 2) benefits to students are achievable at a wide variety of academic institutions; and 3) successful implementation of course-based research experiences requires significant investment of instructional time for students to gain full benefit.
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