Tiny Earth CURE Demonstrates Equitable Benefits for U.S. College Science Students.

ABSTRACT: Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) enhance student retention in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), particularly among students who belong to historically excluded communities. Yet the mechanisms by which CUREs contribute to student integration and persistence are poorly understood. Utilizing the tripartite integration model of social influence (TIMSI), this longitudinal study examines whether and how Tiny Earth-an antibiotic-discovery CURE designed for flexible implementation in a variety of course contexts-impacts students' scientific self-efficacy, scientific identity, endorsement of scientific community values, and intentions to persist in science. The study also explores how gains in TIMSI factors (i.e., scientific self-efficacy, identity, and values

SUBMITTER: Miller S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12286630 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature