Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences

David I. Hanauer; Tong Zhang; Mark J. Graham; Sandra D. Adams; Yesmi Patricia Ahumada-Santos; Richard M. Alvey; Mauricio S. Antunes; Mary A. Ayuk; María Elena Báez-Flores; Christa T. Bancroft; Tonya C. Bates; Meghan J. Bechman; Elizabeth Behr; Andrea R. Beyer; Rebecca L. Bortz; Dane M. Bowder; Laura A. Briggs; Victoria Brown-Kennerly; Michael A. Buckholt; Sharon K. Bullock; Kristen A. Butela; Christine A. Byrum; Steven M. Caruso; Catherine P. Chia; Rebecca A. Chong; Hui-Min Chung; Kari L. Clase; Sean T. Coleman; D. Parks Collins; Stephanie B. Conant; Brett M. Condon; Pamela L. Connerly; Bernadette J. Connors; Jennifer E. Cook-Easterwood; Katie E. Crump; Tom D’Elia; Megan K. Dennis; Linda C. DeVeaux; Lautaro Diacovich; Iain Duffy; Nicholas P. Edgington; Dustin C. Edwards; Tenny O. G. Egwuatu; Elvira R. Eivazova; Patricia C. Fallest-Strobl; Christy L. Fillman; Ann M. Findley; Emily Fisher; Matthew R. Fisher; Marie P. Fogarty; Amanda C. Freise; Victoria J. Frost; Maria D. Gainey; Amaya M. Garcia Costas; Atenea A. Garza; Hannah E. Gavin; Raffaella Ghittoni; Bryan Gibb; Urszula P. Golebiewska; Anna S. Grinath; Susan M. R. Gurney; Rebekah F. Hare; Steven G. Heninger; John M. Hinz; Lee E. Hughes; Pradeepa Jayachandran; Kristen C. Johnson; Allison A. Johnson; Michelle Kanther; Margaret Kenna; Bridgette L. Kirkpatrick; Karen K. Klyczek; Kathryn P. Kohl; Michael Kuchka; Amber J. LaPeruta; Julia Y. Lee-Soety; Lynn O. Lewis; Heather M. Lindberg; Jaclyn A. Madden; Sergei A. Markov; Matthew D. Mastropaolo; Vinayak Mathur; Sean P. McClory; Evan C. Merkhofer; Julie A. Merkle; Scott F. Michael; Jon C. Mitchell; Sally D. Molloy; Denise L. Monti; María Alejandra Mussi; Holly Nance; Fernando E. Nieto-Fernandez; Jillian C. Nissen; Imade Y. Nsa; Mary G. O’Donnell; Shallee T. Page; Andrea Panagakis; Jesús Ricardo Parra-Unda; Tara A. Pelletier; Tiara G. Perez Morales; Nick T. Peters; Vipaporn Phuntumart; Richard S. Pollenz; Mary L. Preuss; David P. Puthoff; Muideen K. Raifu; Nathan S. Reyna; Claire A. Rinehart; Jessica M. Rocheleau; Ombeline Rossier; Adam D. Rudner; Elizabeth E. Rueschhoff; Amy Ryan; Sanghamitra Saha; Christopher D. Shaffer; Mary Ann V. Smith; Amy B. Sprenkle; Christy L. Strong; C. Nicole Sunnen; Brian P. Tarbox; Louise Temple; Kara R. Thoemke; Michael A. Thomas; Deborah M. Tobiason; Sara S. Tolsma; Julie Torruellas Garcia; Megan S. Valentine; Edwin Vazquez; Robert E. Ward; Catherine M. Ward; Vassie C. Ware; Marcie H. Warner; Jacqueline M. Washington; Daniel E. Westholm; Keith A. Wheaton; Beth M. Wilkes; Elizabeth C. Williams; William H. Biederman; Steven G. Cresawn; Danielle M. Heller; Deborah Jacobs-Sera; Graham F. Hatfull; David J. Asai; Viknesh Sivanathan

doi:10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921

Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences

David I. Hanauer^*, Tong Zhang, Mark J. Graham, Sandra D. Adams, Yesmi Patricia Ahumada-Santos, Richard M. Alvey, Mauricio S. Antunes, Mary A. Ayuk, María Elena Báez-Flores, Christa T. Bancroft, Tonya C. Bates, Meghan J. Bechman, Elizabeth Behr, Andrea R. Beyer, Rebecca L. Bortz, Dane M. Bowder, Laura A. Briggs, Victoria Brown-Kennerly, Michael A. Buckholt, Sharon K. BullockKristen A. Butela, Christine A. Byrum, Steven M. Caruso, Catherine P. Chia, Rebecca A. Chong, Hui-Min Chung, Kari L. Clase, Sean T. Coleman, D. Parks Collins, Stephanie B. Conant, Brett M. Condon, Pamela L. Connerly, Bernadette J. Connors, Jennifer E. Cook-Easterwood, Katie E. Crump, Tom D’Elia, Megan K. Dennis, Linda C. DeVeaux, Lautaro Diacovich, Iain Duffy, Nicholas P. Edgington, Dustin C. Edwards, Tenny O. G. Egwuatu, Elvira R. Eivazova, Patricia C. Fallest-Strobl, Christy L. Fillman, Ann M. Findley, Emily Fisher, Matthew R. Fisher, Marie P. Fogarty, Amanda C. Freise, Victoria J. Frost, Maria D. Gainey, Amaya M. Garcia Costas, Atenea A. Garza, Hannah E. Gavin, Raffaella Ghittoni, Bryan Gibb, Urszula P. Golebiewska, Anna S. Grinath, Susan M. R. Gurney, Rebekah F. Hare, Steven G. Heninger, John M. Hinz, Lee E. Hughes, Pradeepa Jayachandran, Kristen C. Johnson, Allison A. Johnson, Michelle Kanther, Margaret Kenna, Bridgette L. Kirkpatrick, Karen K. Klyczek, Kathryn P. Kohl, Michael Kuchka, Amber J. LaPeruta, Julia Y. Lee-Soety, Lynn O. Lewis, Heather M. Lindberg, Jaclyn A. Madden, Sergei A. Markov, Matthew D. Mastropaolo, Vinayak Mathur, Sean P. McClory, Evan C. Merkhofer, Julie A. Merkle, Scott F. Michael, Jon C. Mitchell, Sally D. Molloy, Denise L. Monti, María Alejandra Mussi, Holly Nance, Fernando E. Nieto-Fernandez, Jillian C. Nissen, Imade Y. Nsa, Mary G. O’Donnell, Shallee T. Page, Andrea Panagakis, Jesús Ricardo Parra-Unda, Tara A. Pelletier, Tiara G. Perez Morales, Nick T. Peters, Vipaporn Phuntumart, Richard S. Pollenz, Mary L. Preuss, David P. Puthoff, Muideen K. Raifu, Nathan S. Reyna, Claire A. Rinehart, Jessica M. Rocheleau, Ombeline Rossier, Adam D. Rudner, Elizabeth E. Rueschhoff, Amy Ryan, Sanghamitra Saha, Christopher D. Shaffer, Mary Ann V. Smith, Amy B. Sprenkle, Christy L. Strong, C. Nicole Sunnen, Brian P. Tarbox, Louise Temple, Kara R. Thoemke, Michael A. Thomas, Deborah M. Tobiason, Sara S. Tolsma, Julie Torruellas Garcia, Megan S. Valentine, Edwin Vazquez, Robert E. Ward, Catherine M. Ward, Vassie C. Ware, Marcie H. Warner, Jacqueline M. Washington, Daniel E. Westholm, Keith A. Wheaton, Beth M. Wilkes, Elizabeth C. Williams, William H. Biederman, Steven G. Cresawn, Danielle M. Heller, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Graham F. Hatfull, David J. Asai, Viknesh Sivanathan^*

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Course-based research pedagogy involves positioning students as contributors to authentic research projects as part of an engaging educational experience that promotes their learning and persistence in science. To develop a model for assessing and grading students engaged in this type of learning experience, the assessment aims and practices of a community of experienced course-based research instructors were collected and analyzed. This approach defines four aims of course-based research assessment—(1) Assessing Laboratory Work and Scientific Thinking; (2) Evaluating Mastery of Concepts, Quantitative Thinking and Skills; (3) Appraising Forms of Scientific Communication; and (4) Metacognition of Learning—along with a set of practices for each aim. These aims and practices of assessment were then integrated with previously developed models of course-based research instruction to reveal an assessment program in which instructors provide extensive feedback to support productive student engagement in research while grading those aspects of research that are necessary for the student to succeed. Assessment conducted in this way delicately balances the need to facilitate students’ ongoing research with the requirement of a final grade without undercutting the important aims of a CRE education.

Original language	English
Article number	1279921
Number of pages	20
Journal	Frontiers in Education
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921
Publication status	Published - 28 Nov 2023

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Course-based research experience (CURE)
Intergrated research and education community (iREC)
Grading
Science education
Assessment

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Hanauer, D. I., Zhang, T., Graham, M. J., Adams, S. D., Ahumada-Santos, Y. P., Alvey, R. M., Antunes, M. S., Ayuk, M. A., Elena Báez-Flores, M., Bancroft, C. T., Bates, T. C., Bechman, M. J., Behr, E., Beyer, A. R., Bortz, R. L., Bowder, D. M., Briggs, L. A., Brown-Kennerly, V., Buckholt, M. A., ... Sivanathan, V. (2023). Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences. Frontiers in Education, 8, Article 1279921. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921

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note = "Funding: The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research was funded by a grant awarded to DHe by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (GT#12052).",

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Hanauer, DI, Zhang, T, Graham, MJ, Adams, SD, Ahumada-Santos, YP, Alvey, RM, Antunes, MS, Ayuk, MA, Elena Báez-Flores, M, Bancroft, CT, Bates, TC, Bechman, MJ, Behr, E, Beyer, AR, Bortz, RL, Bowder, DM, Briggs, LA, Brown-Kennerly, V, Buckholt, MA, Bullock, SK, Butela, KA, Byrum, CA, Caruso, SM, Chia, CP, Chong, RA, Chung, H-M, Clase, KL, Coleman, ST, Parks Collins, D, Conant, SB, Condon, BM, Connerly, PL, Connors, BJ, Cook-Easterwood, JE, Crump, KE, D’Elia, T, Dennis, MK, DeVeaux, LC, Diacovich, L, Duffy, I, Edgington, NP, Edwards, DC, Egwuatu, TOG, Eivazova, ER, Fallest-Strobl, PC, Fillman, CL, Findley, AM, Fisher, E, Fisher, MR, Fogarty, MP, Freise, AC, Frost, VJ, Gainey, MD, Garcia Costas, AM, Garza, AA, Gavin, HE, Ghittoni, R, Gibb, B, Golebiewska, UP, Grinath, AS, Gurney, SMR, Hare, RF, Heninger, SG, Hinz, JM, Hughes, LE, Jayachandran, P, Johnson, KC, Johnson, AA, Kanther, M, Kenna, M, Kirkpatrick, BL, Klyczek, KK, Kohl, KP, Kuchka, M, LaPeruta, AJ, Lee-Soety, JY, Lewis, LO, Lindberg, HM, Madden, JA, Markov, SA, Mastropaolo, MD, Mathur, V, McClory, SP, Merkhofer, EC, Merkle, JA, Michael, SF, Mitchell, JC, Molloy, SD, Monti, DL, Mussi, MA, Nance, H, Nieto-Fernandez, FE, Nissen, JC, Nsa, IY, O’Donnell, MG, Page, ST, Panagakis, A, Parra-Unda, JR, Pelletier, TA, Perez Morales, TG, Peters, NT, Phuntumart, V, Pollenz, RS, Preuss, ML, Puthoff, DP, Raifu, MK, Reyna, NS, Rinehart, CA, Rocheleau, JM, Rossier, O, Rudner, AD, Rueschhoff, EE, Ryan, A, Saha, S, Shaffer, CD, Smith, MAV, Sprenkle, AB, Strong, CL, Sunnen, CN, Tarbox, BP, Temple, L, Thoemke, KR, Thomas, MA, Tobiason, DM, Tolsma, SS, Garcia, JT, Valentine, MS, Vazquez, E, Ward, RE, Ward, CM, Ware, VC, Warner, MH, Washington, JM, Westholm, DE, Wheaton, KA, Wilkes, BM, Williams, EC, Biederman, WH, Cresawn, SG, Heller, DM, Jacobs-Sera, D, Hatfull, GF, Asai, DJ & Sivanathan, V 2023, 'Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences', Frontiers in Education, vol. 8, 1279921. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921

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AU - Zhang, Tong

AU - Graham, Mark J.

AU - Adams, Sandra D.

AU - Ahumada-Santos, Yesmi Patricia

AU - Alvey, Richard M.

AU - Antunes, Mauricio S.

AU - Ayuk, Mary A.

AU - Elena Báez-Flores, María

AU - Bancroft, Christa T.

AU - Bates, Tonya C.

AU - Bechman, Meghan J.

AU - Behr, Elizabeth

AU - Beyer, Andrea R.

AU - Bortz, Rebecca L.

AU - Bowder, Dane M.

AU - Briggs, Laura A.

AU - Brown-Kennerly, Victoria

AU - Buckholt, Michael A.

AU - Bullock, Sharon K.

AU - Butela, Kristen A.

AU - Byrum, Christine A.

AU - Caruso, Steven M.

AU - Chia, Catherine P.

AU - Chong, Rebecca A.

AU - Chung, Hui-Min

AU - Clase, Kari L.

AU - Coleman, Sean T.

AU - Parks Collins, D.

AU - Conant, Stephanie B.

AU - Condon, Brett M.

AU - Connerly, Pamela L.

AU - Connors, Bernadette J.

AU - Cook-Easterwood, Jennifer E.

AU - Crump, Katie E.

AU - D’Elia, Tom

AU - Dennis, Megan K.

AU - DeVeaux, Linda C.

AU - Diacovich, Lautaro

AU - Duffy, Iain

AU - Edgington, Nicholas P.

AU - Edwards, Dustin C.

AU - Egwuatu, Tenny O. G.

AU - Eivazova, Elvira R.

AU - Fallest-Strobl, Patricia C.

AU - Fillman, Christy L.

AU - Findley, Ann M.

AU - Fisher, Emily

AU - Fisher, Matthew R.

AU - Fogarty, Marie P.

AU - Freise, Amanda C.

AU - Frost, Victoria J.

AU - Gainey, Maria D.

AU - Garcia Costas, Amaya M.

AU - Garza, Atenea A.

AU - Gavin, Hannah E.

AU - Ghittoni, Raffaella

AU - Gibb, Bryan

AU - Golebiewska, Urszula P.

AU - Grinath, Anna S.

AU - Gurney, Susan M. R.

AU - Hare, Rebekah F.

AU - Heninger, Steven G.

AU - Hinz, John M.

AU - Hughes, Lee E.

AU - Jayachandran, Pradeepa

AU - Johnson, Kristen C.

AU - Johnson, Allison A.

AU - Kanther, Michelle

AU - Kenna, Margaret

AU - Kirkpatrick, Bridgette L.

AU - Klyczek, Karen K.

AU - Kohl, Kathryn P.

AU - Kuchka, Michael

AU - LaPeruta, Amber J.

AU - Lee-Soety, Julia Y.

AU - Lewis, Lynn O.

AU - Lindberg, Heather M.

AU - Madden, Jaclyn A.

AU - Markov, Sergei A.

AU - Mastropaolo, Matthew D.

AU - Mathur, Vinayak

AU - McClory, Sean P.

AU - Merkhofer, Evan C.

AU - Merkle, Julie A.

AU - Michael, Scott F.

AU - Mitchell, Jon C.

AU - Molloy, Sally D.

AU - Monti, Denise L.

AU - Mussi, María Alejandra

AU - Nance, Holly

AU - Nieto-Fernandez, Fernando E.

AU - Nissen, Jillian C.

AU - Nsa, Imade Y.

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AU - Page, Shallee T.

AU - Panagakis, Andrea

AU - Parra-Unda, Jesús Ricardo

AU - Pelletier, Tara A.

AU - Perez Morales, Tiara G.

AU - Peters, Nick T.

AU - Phuntumart, Vipaporn

AU - Pollenz, Richard S.

AU - Preuss, Mary L.

AU - Puthoff, David P.

AU - Raifu, Muideen K.

AU - Reyna, Nathan S.

AU - Rinehart, Claire A.

AU - Rocheleau, Jessica M.

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AU - Rudner, Adam D.

AU - Rueschhoff, Elizabeth E.

AU - Ryan, Amy

AU - Saha, Sanghamitra

AU - Shaffer, Christopher D.

AU - Smith, Mary Ann V.

AU - Sprenkle, Amy B.

AU - Strong, Christy L.

AU - Sunnen, C. Nicole

AU - Tarbox, Brian P.

AU - Temple, Louise

AU - Thoemke, Kara R.

AU - Thomas, Michael A.

AU - Tobiason, Deborah M.

AU - Tolsma, Sara S.

AU - Garcia, Julie Torruellas

AU - Valentine, Megan S.

AU - Vazquez, Edwin

AU - Ward, Robert E.

AU - Ward, Catherine M.

AU - Ware, Vassie C.

AU - Warner, Marcie H.

AU - Washington, Jacqueline M.

AU - Westholm, Daniel E.

AU - Wheaton, Keith A.

AU - Wilkes, Beth M.

AU - Williams, Elizabeth C.

AU - Biederman, William H.

AU - Cresawn, Steven G.

AU - Heller, Danielle M.

AU - Jacobs-Sera, Deborah

AU - Hatfull, Graham F.

AU - Asai, David J.

AU - Sivanathan, Viknesh

N1 - Funding: The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research was funded by a grant awarded to DHe by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (GT#12052).

PY - 2023/11/28

Y1 - 2023/11/28

N2 - Course-based research pedagogy involves positioning students as contributors to authentic research projects as part of an engaging educational experience that promotes their learning and persistence in science. To develop a model for assessing and grading students engaged in this type of learning experience, the assessment aims and practices of a community of experienced course-based research instructors were collected and analyzed. This approach defines four aims of course-based research assessment—(1) Assessing Laboratory Work and Scientific Thinking; (2) Evaluating Mastery of Concepts, Quantitative Thinking and Skills; (3) Appraising Forms of Scientific Communication; and (4) Metacognition of Learning—along with a set of practices for each aim. These aims and practices of assessment were then integrated with previously developed models of course-based research instruction to reveal an assessment program in which instructors provide extensive feedback to support productive student engagement in research while grading those aspects of research that are necessary for the student to succeed. Assessment conducted in this way delicately balances the need to facilitate students’ ongoing research with the requirement of a final grade without undercutting the important aims of a CRE education.

AB - Course-based research pedagogy involves positioning students as contributors to authentic research projects as part of an engaging educational experience that promotes their learning and persistence in science. To develop a model for assessing and grading students engaged in this type of learning experience, the assessment aims and practices of a community of experienced course-based research instructors were collected and analyzed. This approach defines four aims of course-based research assessment—(1) Assessing Laboratory Work and Scientific Thinking; (2) Evaluating Mastery of Concepts, Quantitative Thinking and Skills; (3) Appraising Forms of Scientific Communication; and (4) Metacognition of Learning—along with a set of practices for each aim. These aims and practices of assessment were then integrated with previously developed models of course-based research instruction to reveal an assessment program in which instructors provide extensive feedback to support productive student engagement in research while grading those aspects of research that are necessary for the student to succeed. Assessment conducted in this way delicately balances the need to facilitate students’ ongoing research with the requirement of a final grade without undercutting the important aims of a CRE education.

KW - Course-based research experience (CURE)

KW - Intergrated research and education community (iREC)

KW - Grading

KW - Science education

KW - Assessment

U2 - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921

DO - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921

M3 - Article

SN - 2504-284X

VL - 8

JO - Frontiers in Education

JF - Frontiers in Education

M1 - 1279921

ER -

Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences

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