Table 6. Student responses to five questions concerning the overall undergraduate research experience.
| Item | Frequency of response | ||||
| Current feelings compared to expectations of summer research | Much less than expected | A little less than expected | Met my expectations | A little better than expected | Much better than expected |
| 24 (2.1%) | 106 (9.4%) | 359 (31.9%) | 282 (25.1%) | 353 (31.4%) | |
| Evaluation of supervisor | Not a good mentor | Below average mentor | Average mentor | Above average mentor | Outstanding mentor |
| 31 (2.7%) | 44 (4.0%) | 153 (13.7%) | 344 (30.9%) | 543 (48.7%) | |
| Describe experience with other students | Worst part of the experience | Moderately detracted from the experience | Did not affect the experience | Moderately enhanced the experience | One of the best parts of the experience |
| 12 (1.3%) | 37 (4.0%) | 153 (16.7%) | 329 (35.8%) | 387 (42.1%) | |
| Will choose another research experience | No | Unlikely | Likely | Very likely | |
| 17 (1.6%) | 59 (5.7%) | 198 (19.0%) | 765 (73.6%) | ||
| Overall sense of summer research as a learning experience | Waste of time | Didn't learn a lot | Neutral | Learned a lot | Fantastic/this is the way to learn |
| 2 (0.1%) | 23 (2.0%) | 129 (11.6%) | 541 (48.7%) | 417 (37.5%) | |
Percentages are percentage of those students responding to the item