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. 2017 Spring;16(1):ar13. doi: 10.1187/cbe.16-07-0229

TABLE 5.

Student gains reported by advisors by holistic classification of advisor’s motivations for supervising undergraduate researchers

Average number of comments per advisor interview
Category Intrinsically motivated advisors (n = 23) Instrumentally motivated advisors (n = 5)
Thinking and working like a scientist (intellectual gains) 5.4 4.2
Enhanced career preparation 4.3 3.6
Becoming a scientist 3.8 3.6
Skills 2.1 1.0
Career clarification 2.0 2.4
Personal/professional gains 1.7 1.2