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Assessment of Undergraduate Research and Learning The University of Michigan has undertaken several projects to measure the effects of research experience on the academic success of undergraduate students. Below are several reports and links to more details on the methodology used to gather and analyze data. |
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Biren A. Nagda, Sandra R. Gregerman, John Jonides, William von Hippel, Jennifer S. Lerner, The Review of Higher Education 22.1 (1998) 55-72.
(Access to full article online is available only to Project Muse institutions that have subscribed to The Review of Higher Education.)
This article evaluates the impact of a program promoting student - faculty research partnerships on college student retention. The program, built on the premise that successful retention efforts integrate students in the core academic mission of the university, targets first-year and sophomore undergraduates. Using a participant - control group design, results show that the research partnerships are most effective in promoting the retention of students at greater risk for college attrition -- African American students and students with low GPAs.
An overview of a preliminary analysis of data on academic outcomes, especially retention, academic performance, and course selection patterns in students participating in UROP. These graphs and text are excerpted from the University of Michigan RAIRE Application.
John Jonides and Sandra R. Gregerman
In June, 1996, the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education, published "Lessons Learned from FIPSE Projects III", which included the Jonides/Gregerman chapter reporting on a FIPSE-funded study of the UM Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) and its effects on School-to-College Transition and Retention.
The Testbed brings together innovative curricular elements in the design of interdisciplinary undergraduate lecture courses and laboratory modules in the field of earth system science and global change. The project includes evaluation activities, led by Eric L. Dey.
This handbook was developed to provide Principal Investigators and Project Evaluators working with the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and Human Resource Development (EHR) with a basic understanding of selected approached to evaluation.
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