What Experiences Help Students Become Scientists? A Comparative Study of Research and other Sources of Personal and Professional Gains for STEM Undergraduates

Experiences and benefits of a career development course for undergraduate chemistry students

“…The career benefits of undergraduate research and work experience are well documented [7][8][9][10]. However, even participation in a career seminar can reduce most students' career decision difficulties [11].…”

The Development and Delivery of a Multidisciplinary Research Course for First-Year International Science Students

“…related to views of knowledge) (Hofer & Pintrich, 1997). On a course level, active learning techniques and undergraduate research opportunities are effective ways to achieve these goals (Healey & Jenkins, 2009;Schalk, McGinnis, Harring, Hendrickson, & Smith, 2009;Thiry, Laursen, & Hunter, 2011;Watkins & Mazur, 2013).…”

“…Student benefits from undergraduate research experiences are well-documented (Adams et al, 2006;Healey, 2005;Seymour, Hunter, Laursen, & Deantoni, 2004) and include understanding the nature and development of scientific knowledge, recognizing that knowledge is complex and can be uncertain, and viewing knowledge critically (Healey, Jenkins, & Lea, 2014;Magolda, 2006;Seymour et al, 2004 construction and the realization that they are themselves a source of knowledge (Thiry et al, 2011). First-year university students tend to view knowledge as certain, finite and explicit, and look towards external authorities, such as instructors, as holders of knowledge (Abd-El-Khalick, 2006;Hofer, 2004;Schommer, 1993;Tsai, 1999).…”

Librarians Partner Across Campus to Support Undergraduate Research

“…The extensive literature on undergraduate research investigates the practice from a variety of perspectives including student gains, capacity issues, faculty engagement, and summer research experiences (Bauer and Bennett 2003;Frost and Teodorescu 2001;Karukstis and Elgren 2007;Kuh 2008;Thiry, Laursen, and Hunter 2011;Urias, Gallagher, and Wartman 2012). However, little attention has been focused on how faculty librarians mentor undergraduates.…”