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Crisscrossing Learning Experiences in an Undergraduate Research-Based Laboratory Course to Promote Reciprocal Peer Learning
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Maha Zewail-Foote; Marti´n Gonzalez – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
In an effort to improve student learning, authentic research experiences have been incorporated into introductory laboratory courses as a means to teach students scientific inquiry and engage them in the scientific process. Here, we describe the development and implementation of a novel undergraduate research-based laboratory course for first-year…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Peer Relationship, Learning Experience, Introductory Courses
Impact of Authentic Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) on Student Understanding in Introductory Biology Laboratory Courses
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LaForge, Joseph; Martin, Erika C. – American Biology Teacher, 2022
We present data displaying course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) effectiveness in providing authentic cutting-edge research experiences to undergraduates, which both private and government organizations recognize as essential. A total of 68 students were enrolled in this research with 50 students being in a traditional laboratory…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scientific Research, Student Attitudes, Laboratory Experiments
Adding CURE to Traditional Labs: Hands-On Microplastics Research in Freshwater Systems Conducted by First-Year Biology Students
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Martin, Erika C. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
This project involves students in a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) as part of the traditional introductory biology laboratory course. Recently, research has shown that student engagement in authentic research has significant positive impacts on students, such as development of science literacy and reasoning skills. Being…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Research Projects, Laboratory Experiments
Web-Based Authentic Inquiry Experiences in Large Introductory Classes Consistently Associated with Significant Learning Gains for All Students
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Wu, X. Ben; Sandoval, Carolyn; Knight, Stephanie; Jaime, Xavier; Macik, Maria; Schielack, Jane F. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2021
Background: Continuous calls for reform in science education emphasize the need to provide science experiences in lower-division courses to improve the retention of STEM majors and to develop science literacy and STEM skills for all students. Open or authentic inquiry and undergraduate research are effective science experiences leading to multiple…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Education, STEM Education, Authentic Learning
Is This Science? Students' Experiences of Failure Make a Research-Based Course Feel Authentic
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Goodwin, Emma C.; Anokhin, Vladimir; Gray, MacKenzie J.; Zajic, Daniel E.; Podrabsky, Jason E.; Shortlidge, Erin E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) and inquiry-based curricula both expose students to the scientific process. CUREs additionally engage students in novel and scientifically relevant research, with the intention of providing an "authentic" research experience. However, we have little understanding of which course…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Research, Introductory Courses, Biology
Adding Authenticity to Inquiry in a First-Year, Research-Based, Biology Laboratory Course
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Indorf, Jane L.; Weremijewicz, Joanna; Janos, David P.; Gaines, Michael S. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are an effective way to integrate research into an undergraduate science curriculum and extend research experiences to a large, diverse group of early-career students. We developed a biology CURE at the University of Miami (UM) called the UM Authentic Research Laboratories (UMARL), in which…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Inquiry, College Freshmen, Introductory Courses