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Timmerman, Briana Crotwell; Feldon, David; Maher, Michelle; Strickland, Denise; Gilmore, Joanna – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The development of research skills and scientific reasoning underpins the mission of graduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, yet our understanding of this process is mainly drawn from self-report and faculty survey data. In this study, we empirically investigate the pattern of research skill…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Research Skills, Graduate Students, STEM Education
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Gilmore, Joanna; Vieyra, Michelle; Timmerman, Briana; Feldon, David; Maher, Michelle – Journal of Higher Education, 2015
Undergraduate research experiences have been adopted across higher education institutions. However, most studies examining benefits derived from undergraduate research rely on self-report of skill development. This study used an empirical assessment of research skills to investigate associations between undergraduate research experiences and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Graduate Students, Student Research, Student Participation
Gilmore, Joanna; Feldon, David – Online Submission, 2010
This study extends research on graduate student development by examining descriptive findings and validity of a self-report survey designed to capture graduate students' assessments of their teaching and research skills. Descriptive findings provide some information about areas of growth among graduate students' in the first years of their…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Skills, Research Skills, Validity