Fly-CURE, a multi-institutional CURE using Drosophila , increases students' confidence, sense of belonging, and persistence in research.

Autor:	Merkle JA; University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, USA., Devergne O; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA., Kelly SM; The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, USA., Croonquist PA; Anoka Ramsey Community College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Evans CJ; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA., Hwalek MA; SPEC Associates, Southfield, Michigan, USA., Straub VL; SPEC Associates, Southfield, Michigan, USA., Hamill DR; Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, USA., Peister A; Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Puthoff DP; Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, USA., Saville KJ; Albion College, Albion, Michigan, USA., Siders JL; Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, USA., Villanueva Gonzalez ZJ; Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico, USA., Wittke-Thompson JK; University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA., Bieser KL; Nevada State College, Henderson, Nevada, USA., Stamm J; University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, USA., Vrailas-Mortimer AD; Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA.; Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA., Kagey JD; University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of microbiology & biology education [J Microbiol Biol Educ] 2023 Sep 21; Vol. 24 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 21 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1128/jmbe.00245-22
Abstrakt:	The Fly-CURE is a genetics-focused multi-institutional Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) that provides undergraduate students with hands-on research experiences within a course. Through the Fly-CURE, undergraduate students at diverse types of higher education institutions across the United States map and characterize novel mutants isolated from a genetic screen in Drosophila melanogaster . To date, more than 20 mutants have been studied across 20 institutions, and our scientific data have led to eleven publications with more than 500 students as authors. To evaluate the impact of the Fly-CURE experience on students, we developed and validated assessment tools to identify students' perceived research self-efficacy, sense of belonging in science, and intent to pursue additional research opportunities. Our data, collected over three academic years and involving 14 institutions and 480 students, show gains in these metrics after completion of the Fly-CURE across all student subgroups analyzed, including comparisons of gender, academic status, racial and ethnic groups, and parents' educational background. Importantly, our data also show differential gains in the areas of self-efficacy and interest in seeking additional research opportunities between Fly-CURE students with and without prior research experience, illustrating the positive impact of research exposure (dosage) on student outcomes. Altogether, our data indicate that the Fly-CURE experience has a significant impact on students' efficacy with research methods, sense of belonging to the scientific research community, and interest in pursuing additional research experiences. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Merkle et al.)
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