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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Undergraduate research experiences"”.
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En Comunidad: The Undergraduate Research Experiences of College Students of Mexican Descent
… the long-lasting academic and social benefits of undergraduate research, less is known about the research experiences and outcomes of specific student populations. The aim of this study was to address this limitation in the literature by exploring the undergraduate research experiences of students …
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Leveraging Epistemic Exclusion as a Lens for Investigating Black Engineering Students' Undergraduate Research Experiences
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) are presented as a mechanism for improving the persistence of Black engineering students. However, because most engineering UREs are led by faculty and staff in Colleges of Engineering, it is reasonable to assume they are not immune to the systemic racial …
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Undergraduate research experiences in biology: Roles of mentors and impacts of early exposure and types of engagement on student outcomes
… is important to provide all students access to undergraduate research experiences and mentoring relationships that are beneficial to their learning and success. As such, this research investigates the following aims: (1) Develop a seminar-style course for 1st and 2nd year biology undergraduate …
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What shapes instruction in course-based undergraduate research experiences? & Spatial, temporal, and structural drivers of soil microbial communities in regenerative agricultural systems
<p>CHAPTER 1 Course-based undergraduate research experiences, also known as CUREs, integrate authentic scientific investigations into STEM curricula. These experiences prioritize scientific practices, discovery, real-world relevance, collaboration, and iterative experimentation. CUREs offer a more …
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Early-year undergraduate research experiences: How students are mentored, how valuable they find this experience, and what kinds of costs they associate with it
<p>Undergraduate research has been considered as a high impact practice. Engaging in research in early college years are crucial to attracting and retaining students in research-related STEM careers. However, undergraduate research literature mostly focuses on the research experiences of students …
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Exploring the Effectiveness of Embedding a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience in a Science Content Course for Pre-Service Elementary Teachers
… teacher education programs with little prior research experience and mixed confidence in doing science, which may influence whether and how they later teach it. Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offer one way to embed authentic research within existing coursework, yet …
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Authentic science in education: Studies in course-based research at the United States Military Academy
… Both studies involve the use of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). These experiences give students the ability to engage in undergraduate research at an early point in their academic career by replacing traditional laboratory activities with semester-long research …
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Undergraduate Research Experience Programs in Natural Resources, 2012-2016
Undergraduate research education occurs in a variety of formats including co-curricular, summer internship, and course-based formats. Research on such programs historically focuses on undergraduate outcomes particularly in STEM disciplines. Situated learning theories such as cognitive …
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Decomposition and Production of Dissolved Organic Matter by Aquatic Bacteria
… In the final chapter, I transition away from research on aquatic ecology into what I consider to be another fundamental aspect of being a scientist: training the next generation of scientific thinkers. Over the last decade, there has been a clear call to shift the instruc-tional methods used …