Undergraduate Research Communities

We applied the concept of learning communities, whereby students develop their own ideas in cohort-based settings, to undergraduate research training. This creates powerful research communities where students practice science from observation to experimental design to interpretation of data. We desc...

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Published in:Journal of college science teaching 2006-07, Vol.35 (7), p.34
Main Authors: Kight, Scott, Gaynor, John J, Adams, Sandra D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
College students
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Summary:We applied the concept of learning communities, whereby students develop their own ideas in cohort-based settings, to undergraduate research training. This creates powerful research communities where students practice science from observation to experimental design to interpretation of data. We describe a biology program, but the approach suits many discovery-based disciplines. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0047-231X
1943-4898