Leveraging a Large Database to Increase Access to Undergraduate Research Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Lukes, Laura A.; Ryker, Katherine; Millsaps, Camerian; Lockwood, Rowan; Uhen, Mark D.; George, Christian; Bentley, Callan; Berquist, Peter
Titel	Leveraging a Large Database to Increase Access to Undergraduate Research Experiences
Quelle	In: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2 (2019) 4, S.4-13 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2476-101X
Schlagwörter	Databases; Undergraduate Students; Student Research; Research Projects; Student Experience; Active Learning; Inquiry; Student Attitudes; STEM Education; Majors (Students); Learner Engagement; Paleontology; Access to Information; Earth Science; Introductory Courses; Case Studies; Science Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Datenbank; Studentenforschung; Forschungsvorhaben; Studienerfahrung; Aktives Lernen; Schülerverhalten; STEM; Paläontologie; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Einführungskurs; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Undergraduates who participate in research experiences are more likely to persist as majors and pursue careers in STEM fields. Traditional undergraduate research experiences often involve field or lab work, which can be costly or have participation barriers for some students. Large, publicly available online datasets provide an alternative. This article provides a case study of how one such large database, the Paleobiology Database (PBDB), has been leveraged in two ways to support the engagement of students in undergraduate research experiences. First, the authors report on inquiry-based PBDB activities embedded within introductory science courses and participating students' perceptions about research and interest in research (n = 264). Second, they report how the PBDB has been used to support independent research experiences across 19 institutions and share implications. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	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/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01