How to Assess Your CURE: A Practical Guide for Instructors of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences

How to Assess Your CURE: A Practical Guide for Instructors of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences†

Integrating research experiences into undergraduate life sciences curricula in the form of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) can meet national calls for education reform by giving students the chance to "do science." In this article, we provide a step-by-step practical guide to help instructors assess their CUREs using best practices in assessment. We recommend that instru...

Experiences to improve the quality of a practical parasitology course for Students of Laboratory Sciences

Introduction: Medical parasitology courses are highly sensitive to medical students, especially students in laboratory and medical sciences. Therefore, the aim of this study is Expression of experiences to improve the quality of a practical parasitology course for Students of Laboratory Sciences, especially the training session of laboratory tests performed on stool. Methods: In this research,...

Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report

The Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Network (CUREnet) was initiated in 2012 with funding from the National Science Foundation program for Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education. CUREnet aims to address topics, problems, and opportunities inherent to integrating research experiences into undergraduate courses. During CUREnet meetings and discussions, it...

Define Your Goals Before You Design a CURE: A Call to Use Backward Design in Planning Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences

We recommend using backward design to develop course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). The defining hallmark of CUREs is that students in a formal lab course explore research questions with unknown answers that are broadly relevant outside the course. Because CUREs lead to novel research findings, they represent a unique course design challenge, as the dual nature of these cours...

Correction for A Call to Develop Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for Nonmajors Courses