An Intensive Primary-Literature-Based Teaching Program Directly Benefits Undergraduate Science Majors and Facilitates Their Transition to Doctoral Programs

Autor/inn/en	Kozeracki, Carol A.; Carey, Michael F.; Colicelli, John; Levis-Fitzgerald, Marc
Titel	An Intensive Primary-Literature-Based Teaching Program Directly Benefits Undergraduate Science Majors and Facilitates Their Transition to Doctoral Programs
Quelle	In: CBE - Life Sciences Education, 5 (2006) 4, S.340-347 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-7913
DOI	10.1187/cbe.06-02-0144
Schlagwörter	Scientific Research; Student Evaluation; Medical Schools; Program Effectiveness; Journal Articles; Mentors; Interdisciplinary Approach; Student Research; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation; Surveys; Seminars; Educational Benefits; Science Education; Science Instruction; Undergraduate Study; College Instruction; College Science; Liberal Arts; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Medizinische Ausbildung; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Studentenforschung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Seminar; Bildungsertrag; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Grundstudium; Hochschullehre; Kalifornien
Abstract	UCLA's Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program (HHURP), a collaboration between the College of Letters and Science and the School of Medicine, trains a group of highly motivated undergraduates through mentored research enhanced by a rigorous seminar course. The course is centered on the presentation and critical analysis of scientific journal articles as well as the students' own research. This article describes the components and objectives of the HHURP and discusses the results of three program assessments: annual student evaluations, interviews with UCLA professors who served as research advisors for HHURP scholars, and a survey of program alumni. Students indicate that the program increased their ability to read and present primary scientific research and to present their own research and enhanced their research experience at UCLA. After graduating, they find their involvement in the HHURP helped them in securing admission to the graduate program of their choice and provided them with an advantage over their peers in the interactive seminars that are the foundation of graduate education. On the basis of the assessment of the program from 1998-1999 to 2004-2005, we conclude that an intensive literature-based training program increases student confidence and scientific literacy during their undergraduate years and facilitates their transition to postgraduate study. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10