Classroom-Based Science Research at the Introductory Level: Changes in Career Choices and Attitude

Harrison, Melinda; Dunbar, David; Ratmansky, Lisa; Boyd, Kimberly; Lopatto, David

doi:10.1187/cbe.10-12-0151

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Classroom-Based Science Research at the Introductory Level: Changes in Career Choices and Attitude

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Harrison, Melinda, Dunbar, David, Ratmansky, Lisa, Boyd, Kimberly, Lopatto, David·2011·CBE—Life Sciences Education

DOI 10.1187/cbe.10-12-0151PMC PMC3164567

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Our study, focused on classroom-based research at the introductory level and using the Phage Genomics course as the model, shows evidence that first-year students doing research learn the process of science as well as how scientists practice science. A preliminary but notable outcome of our work, which is based on a small sample, is the change in student interest in considering different career choices such as graduate education and science in general. This is particularly notable, as previous research has described research internships as clarifying or confirming rather than changing undergraduates’ decisions to pursue graduate education. We hypothesize that our results differ from previous studies of the impact of engaging in research because the students in our study are still in the early stages of their undergraduate careers. Our work builds upon the classroom-based research movement and should be viewed as encouraging to the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education movement advocated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Science Foundation, and other undergraduate education stakeholders.

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Changing students' negative views of researchers/research careers is a likely required first step if such students are to be inspired to undertake undergraduate research experiences that can lead to research careers.
“Changing students’ negative views of researchers/research careers is a likely required first step, if such students are to be inspired to undertake undergraduate research experiences that can lead to research careers (Harrison et al., 2011).”
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The Results (Students Report a Change in Understanding about Research; page unavailable) report more positive attitudes toward science and research after students took a course-based research class. The paper does not establish that changing negative views is a required first step before students will undertake undergraduate research; in this study, the research experience preceded the change in attitudes. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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Article Classroom-Based Science Research at the Introductory Level: Changes in Career Choices and Attitude
Harrison, M., Dunbar, D., Ratmansky, L., Boyd, K., Lopatto, D. E., Lee, M., & Ledbetter, S. (2010)
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Authors: Harrison, M., Dunbar, D., Ratmansky, L., Boyd, K., & Lopatto, D.
Affiliations: Cabrini University (US)
Grinnell College (US)
Corresponding author: Dunbar, David
ORCID: Harrison, Melinda
Dunbar, David
Venue: CBE—Life Sciences Education
Publisher: American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
Published: 2011-09
Volume: 10
Issue: 3
Pages: 279-286
ISSN: 1931-7913 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-12-0151
PMC: PMC3164567
OpenAlex: W2169289905
Cited by: 283
References: 31
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 38.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: cc-by-nc-sa
Locations: CBE—Life Sciences Education (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Science Foundation (0715777)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research
Keywords: classroom research, undergraduate research, introductory science courses, career choice, graduate education, student attitudes toward science, scientific method, first-year students
MeSH terms: Attitude, Bacteriophages, Career Choice, Curriculum, Data Collection, Education, Graduate, Research, Science, Students, Genomics, Comprehension

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