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ERIC Number: EJ1381862
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2476-101X
EISSN: N/A
Developing Prerequisite Skills in a CURE through Competency-Based Assignments
Eich, Elizabeth; Catanese, Daniel J., Jr.; King, Brian; Beier, Margaret E.
Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, v6 n2 p57-65 Win 2022
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are increasingly popular, but less often implemented in core laboratory courses due to the strict learning objectives necessary for follow-on courses. A curricular core intermediate-level experimental biosciences laboratory course was implemented, which paired competency-based assignments with client-serving research projects to develop the prerequisite skills for upper-level courses in the context of authentic research. This CURE led to more favorable student outcomes and more positive perceptions than the previous course design. This approach was piloted at a private, research-intensive university in fall 2015 and scaled to full implementation the following year. Several considerations and the necessary resources for such a scaling are discussed.
Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1625354