Early undergraduate research experiences lead to similar learning gains for STEM and Non-STEM undergraduates
| Autor: | Suzanne E. Rocheleau, Kevin P. W. Smith, Jennifer S. Stanford, Jaya Mohan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Higher education
Demographics business.industry 05 social sciences Program structure 050301 education Education Likert scale Undergraduate research 0502 economics and business ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Mathematics education Student research business Psychology 0503 education 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Studies in Higher Education. 42:115-129 |
| ISSN: | 1470-174X 0307-5079 |
| Popis: | Undergraduate research is touted as a high-impact educational practice yielding important benefits such as increased retention and notable learning gains. Large-scale studies describing benefits of mentored research programs have focused primarily on outcomes for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduates. The Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholars Program at Drexel University provides research experiences to freshman undergraduates in STEM and Non-STEM disciplines. In the 12 years since its establishment, the STAR Scholars Program has paired over 900 students with nearly 300 faculty mentors. Program outcomes were assessed using the URSSA (Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment) tool. Here the program structure, participant demographics and student outcomes are described. In addition to observing expected increases in retention and learning gains, very few statistically significant differences in learning gains and motivations for conducting research among ... |
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