Effects of Gender on Student Response to Course-Based Research

by: Heather J. Henter and Stephanie F. Mel

There is wide consensus among educators that participation in authentic research is valuable for undergraduate science students, and incorporating research into large-enrollment courses is one way to provide that opportunity to many students. There is substantial variation in the documented impacts, however, particularly between males and females. To begin to address this variation the authors examined attitudes about science before and after courses that included original research.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2016Stock # jcst16_046_02_17Volume 046Issue 02

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