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Undergraduate physics and astronomy students are expected to engage withscientific literature as they begin their research careers, but readingcomprehension skills are rarely explicitly taught in major courses. We seek todetermine the efficacy of lesson plans designed to improve undergraduateastronomy (or related) majors' perceived ability to engage with researchliterature by using accessible summaries of current research written by expertsin the field. During the 2022-2023 academic year, twelve faculty membersincorporated lesson plans using accessible summaries from Astrobites into theirundergraduate astronomy major courses, surveyed their students before and afterthe activities, and participated in follow-up interviews with our researchteam. Quantitative and qualitative survey data clearly show that students'perceptions of their abilities with jargon, identifying main takeaways of apaper, conceptual understanding of physics and astronomy, and communicatingscientific results all improved with use of the tested lesson plans.Additionally, students show evidence of increased confidence of their abilitieswithin astronomy after exposure to these lessons, and instructors valued aready-to-use resource to incorporate reading comprehension in their pedagogy.This case study with Astrobites-based lesson plans suggests that incorporatingcurrent research in the undergraduate classroom through accessible literaturesummaries may increase students' confidence and ability to engage with researchliterature, as well as their preparation for participation in research andapplied careers.

Improving Undergraduate Astronomy Students' Skills with Research  Literature via Accessible Summaries: A Case Study with Astrobites-based  Lesson Plans