Insights into student gains from undergraduate research using pre/post assessments
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Insights into student gains from undergraduate research using pre/post assessments 1 2 Andrew L. McDevitt1,2, Manisha V. Patel1, Brad Rose3, and Aaron M. Ellison1,* 3 4 1 Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA 01366 5 2 School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761. 6 3 Brad Rose Consulting, Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts. 7 8 *Corresponding author: Harvard University, Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, 9 Massachusetts, 01366 USA; email: [email protected] 10 11 12
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