ArticleJournal of microbiology & biology education2018
Discovery and Broad Relevance May Be Insignificant Components of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for Non-Biology Majors.
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- 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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- Unveiling Undergraduate Research: Employing Ecological Momentary Assessment to Characterize and Compare Undergraduate Research Experiences.CBE life sciences education · 2025Article
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- Classification of Features across Five CURE Networks Reveals Opportunities to Improve Course Design, Instruction, and Equity.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2023Article
- Students' Experiences and Perceptions of the Scientific Research Culture after Participating in Different Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Models.CBE life sciences education · 2022Article
- Real-time text message surveys reveal student perceptions of personnel resources throughout a course-based research experience.PloS one · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Perceptions of Instructional Practices and Student Self-Efficacy In Guided-Inquiry Laboratory Courses.CBE life sciences education · 2021Article
- Open Inquiry versus Broadly Relevant Short-Term Research Experiences for Non-Biology Majors.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2021Article
- Repetition Is Important to Students and Their Understanding during Laboratory Courses That Include Research.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2021Article
- Leveraging public data to offer online inquiry opportunities.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
- Is Community Relevance Enough? Civic and Science Identity Impact of Microbiology CUREs Focused on Community Environmental Justice.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
- Students Who Analyze Their Own Data in a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Show Gains in Scientific Identity and Emotional Ownership of Research.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2020Article
- In a "Scientist Spotlight" Intervention, Diverse Student Identities Matter.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2020Article
- The Impact of Broadly Relevant Novel Discoveries on Student Project Ownership in a Traditional Lab Course Turned CURE.CBE life sciences education · 2019Article
- Computer-Based and Bench-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Produce Similar Attitudinal Outcomes.CBE life sciences education · 2019Article
- Authentic Inquiry through Modeling in Biology (AIM-Bio): An Introductory Laboratory Curriculum That Increases Undergraduates' Scientific Agency and Skills.CBE life sciences education · 2018Article
- The Need to Be Sure About CUREs: Discovery and Relevance as Critical Elements of CUREs for Nonmajors.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2018Article
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Abstract
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are a type of laboratory learning environment associated with a science course, in which undergraduates participate in novel research. According to Auchincloss et al. (CBE Life Sci Educ 2104; 13:29-40), CUREs are distinct from other laboratory learning environments because they possess five core design components, and while national calls to improve STEM education have led to an increase in CURE programs nationally, less work has specifically focused on which core components are critical to achieving desired student outcomes. Here we use a backward elimination experimental design to test the importance of two CURE components for a population of non-biology majors: the experience of discovery and the production of data broadly relevant to the scientific or local community. We found nonsignificant impacts of either laboratory component on students' academic performance, science self-efficacy, sense of project ownership, and perceived value of the laboratory experience. Our results challenge the assumption that all core components of CUREs are essential to achieve positive student outcomes when applied at scale.
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