Kyle J. Frantz|Robert L. DeHaan|Melissa K. Demetrikopoulos|Laura L. Carruth
Routes to Research for Novice Undergraduate Neuroscientists
Georgia State University|Emory University|Georgia State University
undergraduate students may attracted science retained science engaging laboratory research experience apprentice scientists laboratory effective regard pool willing scientists sometimes limited sustained contact students faculty sometimes minimal report outcomes two different models summer neuroscience research program apprenticeship model individual students joined established research laboratories collaborative learning model clm teams students worked guided curriculum conducted independent experimentation assessed outcomes included attitudes toward science attitudes toward neuroscience confidence neuroscience concepts confidence science skills measured via pre mid postprogram surveys models elevated attitudes toward neuroscience confidence neuroscience concepts confidence science skills neither model altered attitudes toward science consistent clm design emphasizing independent experimentation clm participants reported elevated ability design experiments present data comprise first five yearly analyses cohort participants longterm followup determine whether two program models equally effective routes research sciencerelated careers novice undergraduate neuroscientists