Table 1.

Summary of themes and comments produced by field study students regarding goal achievement.

	Number of responses
Cohort	per theme categoriesa		Comment
	Achieved goals	Did not achieve goals
2016 (n = 13)	12	1	Everything I did was something I never thought I would do.
			I had a great time and was able to learn more about the island and the country through some of the articles about Roatán and their conservation efforts.
			I feel like the trip enhanced my education and gave me experiences I wouldn’t get anywhere else. It’s also a unique experience for an undergraduate and I feel lucky that I got it.
			However, I did accomplish and a lot and learned even more.
			I feel like I did it was a wonderful experience!
			So, it was pretty much AMAZING!
			I conquered many fears coming on this trip and I have grown so much from this experience. I am forever grateful to the wonderful people that made it possible for me to even be here. I feel accomplished and ready to take on the world.
			It was purely amazing I overcame many many fears and did thing that I thought I would never have the opportunity or bravery to do this was great thank you both for making this possible.
2018 (n = 14)	13	1	I wanted to identify weak points and needed improvements in the brainstorm process for designing a research study. From this, I wished to learn limitations, foster a more rational and developed thinking process for scientific understanding, and learn how to step back and take different ideas and challenges into new modifications and procedures. It felt quite different, as I wanted to know how to identify measures that may have been missed in the research process, such as stimulus effects or factors that may have been overlooked in the data collection process. It felt good to be challenged, and to understand why it was challenging.
			but i am sure i accomplished them.
			This trip showed me a lot, it taught me a lot and it gave me amazing memories that will last a lifetime.
			Yes, it was very fulfilling to be able to accomplish so much in such a short amount of time.
			Yes! It felt good to be able to come ok out of this experience not only well rested and relaxed but so much smarter and experienced.
			I feel quite accomplished. I gathered sufficient data, made connections with the group got a refresher about limitations and live data gathering.
			but I like to think that I got everything I possibly could out of this trip.
			I possibly could out of this trip. I learned so much about research and marine life.
			collect enough data to publish a paper. We did not accomplish this, which was sad but we can always right a methodology for others to continue.
			identify all of the dolphins. I was unable to do this, but as the week went on I got a lot better, which was rewarding.
			learn how to collect data on dolphins from the surface level compared to under water. We learned of many different ways to collect data from the surface level from our classmates and we learned how to collect data from the underwater camera.
			Carry out a research plan (able to problem solve when conditions could potentially change) on my own.
			∗Experience traveling with a group.
			∗Delegate responsibilities to other team members.
			∗Experience the marine biodiversity.
			All goals were achieved and it felt enriching and rewarding.
			I believe I did reach the 4 goals I set for this week and that felt quite fulfilling.
			I believe I achieved my goals and it felt amazing. I feel a lot more confident in myself and in my studies because this trip has helped me take the first step to overcoming some of my fears and this included research.

Question (post-survey only): Cohort 1 – Did you achieve the 4 goals you set for this week? Explain how it felt. Cohort 2 – You identified four goals you wanted to accomplish during the field study. Did you achieve the four goals you set for this week? Explain how it felt. ^aNot all students provided full responses. Student responses were corrected for typographic errors only.