JoinResearch and Teaching: Development of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Using a Design-Based Approach
In recent years, commissions and reports have called for laboratory courses that engage undergraduates in authentic research experiences. The authors present an iterative approach for developing course-based undergraduate research experiences
(CUREs) that help students learn scientific inquiry skills and foster expert-like perceptions about biology. This study involves the design, implementation, evaluation,
and revision of two large introductory biology laboratory courses, where students work collaboratively on research projects developed from faculty laboratories on campus.