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Teaching undergraduate research
Author(s) -
Henderson LaRhee,
Buising Charisse,
Wall Piper
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.20134
Subject(s) - transferable skills analysis , undergraduate research , peer evaluation , scholarship , set (abstract data type) , mathematics education , apprenticeship , scholarship of teaching and learning , diversity (politics) , teaching method , medical education , psychology , engineering ethics , pedagogy , higher education , computer science , sociology , teaching and learning center , engineering , political science , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , anthropology , law , programming language
Undergraduate research in the biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology program at Drake University uses apprenticeship, cooperative‐style learning, and peer mentoring in a cross‐disciplinary and cross‐community educational program. We call it the one‐room schoolhouse approach to teaching undergraduate research. This approach is cost effective, aids learning, supports the development of science and transferable management skills, is productive, and supports diversity. It allows a small set of faculty to involve large numbers of students in research and maintain a productive scholarship program. It provides students with skills in scientific research and transferable skills that they apply to a wide set of careers.