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Cultural Capital in Undergraduate Research: An Exploration of How Biology Students Operationalize Knowledge to Access Research Experiences at a Large, Public Research-Intensive Institution
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Cala, Jacqueline M.; Brownell, Sara E. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2021
Background: Undergraduate research experiences are becoming essential for pursuing future opportunities in science, but little has been done to identify what factors predict which students get to participate in research and which students do not. In this manuscript, we propose "scientific research capital" and specifically…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Biology
Christianity as a Concealable Stigmatized Identity (CSI) among Biology Graduate Students
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Barnes, M. Elizabeth; Maas, Samantha A.; Roberts, Julie A.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Recent research has begun to explore the experiences of Christian undergraduates and faculty in biology to illuminate reasons for their underrepresentation. In this study, we focused on the experiences of graduate students and explored Christianity as a concealable stigmatized identity (CSI) in the biology community. We constructed interview…
Descriptors: Christianity, Identification (Psychology), Social Bias, Biology
An Exploration across Institution Types of Undergraduate Life Sciences Student Decisions to Stay in or Leave an Academic-Year Research Experience
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Gin, Logan E.; Clark, Carolyn E.; Elliott, Deanna B.; Roderick, Travis B.; Scott, Rachel A.; Arellano, Denisse; Ramirez, Diana; Vargas, Cindy; Velarde, Kimberly; Aeschliman, Allyson; Avalle, Sarah T.; Berkheimer, Jessica; Campos, Rachel; Gerbasi, Michael; Hughes, Sophia; Roberts, Julie A.; White, Quinn M.; Wittekind, Ehren; Zheng, Yi; Cooper, Katelyn M.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Undergraduate research is one of the most valuable activities an undergraduate can engage in because of its benefits, and studies have shown that longer experiences are more beneficial. However, prior research has illuminated that undergraduates encounter challenges that may cause them to exit research prematurely. These studies have been almost…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Undergraduate Students, Biological Sciences, Decision Making
The Impact of Broadly Relevant Novel Discoveries on Student Project Ownership in a Traditional Lab Course Turned CURE
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Blattman, Joseph N.; Hendrix, Taija; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been shown to lead to multiple student benefits, but much is unknown about how CUREs lead to specific student outcomes. In this study, we examined the extent to which students making "broadly relevant novel discoveries" impacted student project ownership by comparing the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Ownership, Student Experience
Experiences of Judeo-Christian Students in Undergraduate Biology
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Barnes, M. Elizabeth; Truong, Jasmine M.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
A major research thrust in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is focused on how to retain students as STEM majors. The accumulation of seemingly insignificant negative experiences in STEM classes can, over time, lead STEM students to have a low sense of belonging in their disciplines, and this can lead to lower…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Students
What's in a Name? The Importance of Students Perceiving That an Instructor Knows Their Names in a High-Enrollment Biology Classroom
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Haney, Brian; Krieg, Anna; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
Learning student names has been promoted as an inclusive classroom practice, but it is unknown whether students value having their names known by an instructor. We explored this question in the context of a high-enrollment active-learning undergraduate biology course. Using surveys and semistructured interviews, we investigated whether students…
Descriptors: College Science, Biology, Class Size, Teacher Student Relationship
A Bridge to Active Learning: A Summer Bridge Program Helps Students Maximize Their Active-Learning Experiences and the Active-Learning Experiences of Others
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Ashley, Michael; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
National calls to improve student academic success in college have sparked the development of bridge programs designed to help students transition from high school to college. We designed a 2-week Summer Bridge program that taught introductory biology content in an active-learning way. Through a set of exploratory interviews, we unexpectedly…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Bound Students, High School Graduates, High School Seniors
Coming out in Class: Challenges and Benefits of Active Learning in a Biology Classroom for LGBTQIA Students
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
As we transition our undergraduate biology classrooms from traditional lectures to active learning, the dynamics among students become more important. These dynamics can be influenced by student social identities. One social identity that has been unexamined in the context of undergraduate biology is the spectrum of lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Science Instruction, Homosexuality