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| Title: | An Online CURE Taught at a Community College during the Pandemic Shows Mixed Results for Development of Research Self-Efficacy and In-Class Relationships |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Amy Dunbar-Wallis (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Science Education and Technology. 2024 33(1):118-130. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) National Science Foundation (NSF), Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) |
| Contract Number: | 1928400 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Biology, Genetics, Community College Students, Online Courses, Information Science, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Self Efficacy, Science Process Skills, Science Laboratories, Barriers, Hands on Science, COVID-19, Pandemics |
| Geographic Terms: | Arizona (Tucson) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10956-023-10078-5 |
| ISSN: | 1059-0145 1573-1839 |
| Abstract: | The Bee the CURE is a novel course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) that engages introductory biology students in DNA barcoding (DNA extraction, amplification, and bioinformatics) in partnership with the Tucson Bee Collaborative and the University of Arizona. The first iteration of this CURE taught at Pima Community College (PCC) occurred during the Fall 2020 semester in which the course was taught online and students focused on bioinformatics. Due to the online format, students were unable to participate directly in the wet-lab components (extraction and amplification) of the course. These were approximated with videos of the instructor performing the tasks. A qualitative case study of this semester built from student interviews found that students were able to form positive relationships with instructors and peer mentors but that the online format of the class posed some challenges to relationship formation. Students reported developing self-efficacy in bioinformatics skills while online lab participation disrupted student's gaining "hands-on experiences" and seldom led to development of science self-efficacy in wet lab skills. Our findings from a study of a synchronous online CURE allowed us to characterize a context in which online learning posed a challenge and perhaps even a threat to research self-efficacy, especially regarding skill development and self-efficacy in "hands-on" areas, such as wet-bench research skills. Yet optimistically, our study highlights the potential of online community college learning environments to provide mastery experiences in online science contexts (e.g., bioinformatics) and opportunities for relationship building. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1409467 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| ISSN: | 1059-0145 1573-1839 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s10956-023-10078-5 |
| Published in: | Journal of Science Education and Technology |
| Language: | English |