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15 - Assessment in Undergraduate Research

The EvaluateUR Method

from Part II.2 - Key Measures for the Implementation of Undergraduate Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Jill Singer ,
Daniel Weiler ,
Bridget Zimmerman ,
Sean Fox  and
Elizabeth L. Ambos
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

The first part of the chapter provides an overview of assessment as an integral element of undergraduate research’s continued success and sustainability. Building from this introduction, the remainder of the chapter explains the EvaluateUR method, a proven approach to assessing the skills and competencies of undergraduate research students and for improving student learning. The EvaluateUR method documents student growth in academic and workplace-related knowledge and skills and fosters meaningful student–mentor dialog to strengthen students’ awareness of their academic strengths and weaknesses. The chapter includes a summary of the findings from an independent evaluation of the method and concludes with remarks about how the method is being adapted to support the assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences and students competing in remotely operated underwater vehicle competitions.

Keywords

evaluationassessmentoutcomesmetacognitionworkplace skillsundergraduate researchEvaluateURSTEMCUR
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 158 - 171
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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