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Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2021
Subjects
Mentoring
Abstract
The authors developed a novel tool, the CREDIT URE, to define and measure roles performed by undergraduate students working in research placements. Derived from an open-source taxonomy for determining authorship credit, the CREDIT URE defines 14 possible roles, allowing students and their research mentors to rate the degree to which students participate in each role. The tool was administered longitudinally across three cohorts of undergraduate student-mentor pairs involved in a biomedical research training program for students from diverse backgrounds. Students engaged most frequently in roles involving data curation, investigation, and writing. Less frequently, students engaged in roles related to software development, supervision, and funding acquisition. Students' roles changed over time as they gained experience. Agreement between students and mentors about responsibility for roles was high.
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DOI
10.18833/spur/4/1/3
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36692
Citation Details
Honoré, M., Keller, T. E., Lindwall, J., Crist, R., Bienen, L., Zell, A., Oregon Health and Science University, Portland State University, Portland State University, Oregon Health and Science University, & Oregon Health and Science University. (2020). Contributions Made by Undergraduates to Research Projects: Using the CREDIT Taxonomy to Assess Undergraduate Research Experiences. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 4(1), 41–51. https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/4/1/3