The Purpose of Research: What Undergraduate Students Say

Brooks, Andrea; Hammons, Jane; Nolan, Joseph E.; Dufek, S R; Wynn, Morgan

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“…Cohen (1990) noted that simplicity of describing data suggests the use of graphs and diagrams that may aid in presenting a program outcome. The use of figures may efficiently represent descriptive data, and is a common practice in this journal (Barney 2017;Brooks et al 2019;Garrett et al 2021;Gold, Atkins, and McNeal 2021;Kuan and Sedlacek 2022;Szecsi et al 2019). Tufte (1983) outlined the characteristics of graphical excellence, including graphs that serve the clear purpose of description, which encourage the viewer to think about substance, and encourage comparisons between different pieces of data.…”

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Quantitative Methods in the Assessment of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry

Lopatto

2023

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The dual mission of the Council of Undergraduate Research, to both stimulate the rigorous assessment of undergraduate research programs and encourage models of undergraduate research programs, presents challenges for assessment. This commentary observes the directions taken by assessment when pursuing either a theoretical model of undergraduate research or a role model of undergraduate research. The first direction suggests the goal of generalizable findings afforded by sophisticated quantitative methods. The second direction suggests the goal of transferable programs evaluated with simpler approaches including mere description, graphical presentation, and the evaluation of ostensible confounding variables as support factors for the success of the program. The diversity of undergraduate research and creative inquiry programs points toward the use of student self-disclosures as direct measures of the student experience.

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Quantitative Methods in the Assessment of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry

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2023

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The Purpose of Research: What Undergraduate Students Say

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Quantitative Methods in the Assessment of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry

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