Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms

Reports such as Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education call for integration of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) into biology curricula and less emphasis on “cookbook” laboratories. CUREs, often characterized by a single open-ended research question, allow student...

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Autores principales:	Ramesh Laungani, Colby Tanner, Tessa Durham Brooks, Barbara Clement, Melissa Clouse, Erin Doyle, Scott Dworak, Brad Elder, Kate Marley, Brett Schofield
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2018
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b5ef0875e7c14a4bace05b8eedc7deb42021-11-15T15:04:10ZFinding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms10.1128/jmbe.v19i2.15171935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/b5ef0875e7c14a4bace05b8eedc7deb42018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v19i2.1517https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Reports such as Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education call for integration of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) into biology curricula and less emphasis on “cookbook” laboratories. CUREs, often characterized by a single open-ended research question, allow students to develop hypotheses, design experiments, and collaborate with peers. Conversely, “cookbook” labs incentivize task completion and have pre-determined experimental outcomes. While research comparing CUREs and “cookbook” labs is growing, there are fewer comparisons among CUREs. Here, we present a novel CURE built around an invasive grass, Bromus inermis. We evaluated this CURE’s effectiveness in improving students’ understanding of the Vision and Change competency relating to the application of the scientific process through development and testing of hypotheses. We did so by comparing changes in pre- and posttest scores on the Experimental Design Ability Test (EDAT) between Brome CURE students and students in a concurrent CURE, SEA-PHAGES. While students in both CUREs showed improvements at the end of the semester, Brome CURE students showed a greater increase in EDAT scores than did SEA-PHAGES CURE students. Additionally, Brome CURE students had significantly higher gains in 6 of the 10 EDAT criteria. We conclude that the Brome CURE is an effective ecological parallel to the SEA-PHAGES CURE and can help students gain a meaningful understanding of Vision and Change competencies. Journal of Microbiology & Biology EducationRamesh LaunganiColby TannerTessa Durham BrooksBarbara ClementMelissa ClouseErin DoyleScott DworakBrad ElderKate MarleyBrett SchofieldAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 19, Iss 2 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ramesh Laungani Colby Tanner Tessa Durham Brooks Barbara Clement Melissa Clouse Erin Doyle Scott Dworak Brad Elder Kate Marley Brett Schofield Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms
description	Reports such as Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education call for integration of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) into biology curricula and less emphasis on “cookbook” laboratories. CUREs, often characterized by a single open-ended research question, allow students to develop hypotheses, design experiments, and collaborate with peers. Conversely, “cookbook” labs incentivize task completion and have pre-determined experimental outcomes. While research comparing CUREs and “cookbook” labs is growing, there are fewer comparisons among CUREs. Here, we present a novel CURE built around an invasive grass, Bromus inermis. We evaluated this CURE’s effectiveness in improving students’ understanding of the Vision and Change competency relating to the application of the scientific process through development and testing of hypotheses. We did so by comparing changes in pre- and posttest scores on the Experimental Design Ability Test (EDAT) between Brome CURE students and students in a concurrent CURE, SEA-PHAGES. While students in both CUREs showed improvements at the end of the semester, Brome CURE students showed a greater increase in EDAT scores than did SEA-PHAGES CURE students. Additionally, Brome CURE students had significantly higher gains in 6 of the 10 EDAT criteria. We conclude that the Brome CURE is an effective ecological parallel to the SEA-PHAGES CURE and can help students gain a meaningful understanding of Vision and Change competencies. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
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author	Ramesh Laungani Colby Tanner Tessa Durham Brooks Barbara Clement Melissa Clouse Erin Doyle Scott Dworak Brad Elder Kate Marley Brett Schofield
author_facet	Ramesh Laungani Colby Tanner Tessa Durham Brooks Barbara Clement Melissa Clouse Erin Doyle Scott Dworak Brad Elder Kate Marley Brett Schofield
author_sort	Ramesh Laungani
title	Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms
title_short	Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms
title_full	Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms
title_fullStr	Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms
title_full_unstemmed	Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms
title_sort	finding some good in an invasive species: introduction and assessment of a novel cure to improve experimental design in undergraduate biology classrooms
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/b5ef0875e7c14a4bace05b8eedc7deb4
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Finding Some Good in an Invasive Species: Introduction and Assessment of a Novel CURE to Improve Experimental Design in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms

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