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The Need to Be Sure About CUREs: Discovery and Relevance as Critical Elements of CUREs for Nonmajors. Public Deposited
https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/articles/3484zh34h
- Abstract
- To the Editor, We read with interest the recently published paper from Ballen and colleagues (1), who indicated that discovery and relevance may be insignificant components of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) for nonbi-ology majors. We appreciate the authors for addressing this important topic because there is a need for empirical evidence to shed light on design features that are hypoth-esized to make CUREs distinctive as learning experiences (2). We write this letter in this spirit of collegial exchange and with the aim of promoting further investigation on how CURE instruction influences the learning and development of diverse students. In doing so, we also respectfully submit our opinion that the claims made by Ballen and colleagues overstate the evidence they present and potentially mislead readers in judging the importance of discovery and relevance to CUREs.
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- Date Issued
- 2018-01-01
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- Journal Issue/Number
- 3
- Journal Volume
- 19
- Last Modified
- 2019-12-05
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- PubMed ID: 30377476
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- ISSN
- 1935-7877
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