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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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Creating the Premiere Issue of the Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal
Creating the Premier Issue of the Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal maps the process of taking the idea of a research journal for Texas State students from concept to reality. The creation of TXSTUR provides an outlet for all undergraduate students to aid Texas State University as it moves …
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EXPLORING STUDENT EXPERIENCES ACROSS A LINKED SEQUENCE COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
… study reports the effect a linked Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) has on a students' understanding of research and the associated experiences they encountered. CUREs offer an alternative path to authentic research which can increase student access and potentially increase …
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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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Expanding Dialogic Space in Online Undergraduate Research Training: A Design-Based Approach
… of dialogic space by redesigning an online undergraduate-level research program. This study employs a dialogic form of Design-Based Research (DBR) to explore the operationalization of expanding online dialogic spaces through the development, implementation, evaluation, and refinement of …
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The Estimated Effects of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research On Students' Intercultural Effectiveness
<p>Service learning and undergraduate research were both named 'high-impact educational practices' by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) for suggested positive benefits to students (see Brownell & Swaner, 2010; Kuh, 2008). Further, AAC&U identified four central learning …
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The Relationship Between Internships, Study Abroad, and Undergraduate Research and Post-Graduation Outcomes
… such as study abroad, internships, and research with a faculty member, are effective methods for teaching the skills employers seek during the hiring process. Extensive research shows participation in HIPs leads to increased retention, persistence, and graduation rates. However, very …
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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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Incidents in the Undergraduate Research Experience that Contribute to an Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
… 2008; Laursen et al., 2010). Student-faculty research, such as is done during an undergraduate research experience (URE), has been shown to be a high impact activity leading to greater student interest in STEM careers. A closer look is needed to get an idea of what types of experiences during …
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Surveillance and monitoring of amphibian pathogens and evaluating the impacts of an associated Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
… has been created in the form of a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). Chapter 1 of my thesis used Roger's Diffusion of Innovations framework to evaluate cognitive and affective outcomes in a CURE taught by early adopters across nine North American academic institutions. …
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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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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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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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A Culture for Encouraging Shared Knowledge: The Current State of Undergraduate Research in the Humanities across the Nation and at Virginia Tech
… administrations have seen the importance of undergraduate students having been exposed to research be increasingly emphasized. Higher education institutions have taken strides to incorporate research into the undergraduate curricula, with the natural sciences fields being the most successful …
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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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Mindfulness and Transpersonal Psychology: A New Approach to Aging
… I would like to acknowledge and thank the Honors Undergraduate Research Award staff for awarding me for my research efforts in this endeavor.
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Strandline and Sediment Analysis of Stump Lake Area, Nelson County, North Dakota
… project under a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Program and completed for credit in Geologic Problems 421.</p> <p>The research began in July, 1967, after several weeks of familiarization with field techniques and problems associated with glacial terrain. The …
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Development of a robotic arm to teach autistic children social movements
… The results from my Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship suggest that all autistic children successfully learned social movements by mimicking a robotic arm. A more effective robotic arm would better replicate human motion than currently available commercial products. …
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Design and experimental analysis of legged locomotive robots
… gait robot. These robots were the basis for my undergraduate research at the Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The rimless wheel is a real-world physical realization built to compare to a long-analyzed model, the simplest …
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