An Online CURE Taught at a Community College During the Pandemic Shows Mixed Results for Development of Research Self-Efficacy and In-class Relationships.
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| Title: | An Online CURE Taught at a Community College During the Pandemic Shows Mixed Results for Development of Research Self-Efficacy and In-class Relationships. |
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| Authors: | Dunbar-Wallis, Amy1 (AUTHOR), Katcher, Jennifer2 (AUTHOR), Moore, Wendy3 (AUTHOR), Corwin, Lisa A.1 (AUTHOR) lisa.corwin@colorado.edu |
| Source: | Journal of Science Education & Technology. Feb2024, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p118-130. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Community colleges, *Online education, *College environment, *University towns, Self-efficacy, Virtual communities, Genetic barcoding |
| Company/Entity: | University of Arizona |
| Abstract: | The Bee the CURE is a novel course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) that engages introductory biology students in DNA barcoding (DNA extraction, amplification, and bioinformatics) in partnership with the Tucson Bee Collaborative and the University of Arizona. The first iteration of this CURE taught at Pima Community College (PCC) occurred during the Fall 2020 semester in which the course was taught online and students focused on bioinformatics. Due to the online format, students were unable to participate directly in the wet-lab components (extraction and amplification) of the course. These were approximated with videos of the instructor performing the tasks. A qualitative case study of this semester built from student interviews found that students were able to form positive relationships with instructors and peer mentors but that the online format of the class posed some challenges to relationship formation. Students reported developing self-efficacy in bioinformatics skills while online lab participation disrupted student's gaining "hands-on experiences" and seldom led to development of science self-efficacy in wet lab skills. Our findings from a study of a synchronous online CURE allowed us to characterize a context in which online learning posed a challenge and perhaps even a threat to research self-efficacy, especially regarding skill development and self-efficacy in "hands-on" areas, such as wet-bench research skills. Yet optimistically, our study highlights the potential of online community college learning environments to provide mastery experiences in online science contexts (e.g., bioinformatics) and opportunities for relationship building. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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