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. 2019 Apr 26;20(1):20.1.10. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v20i1.1635

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Grade distributions for two sections of mCURE students during each of two semesters in the 2015–2016 school year. Fall 2015 consisted of ~50 Honors college students majoring in biology. The topics for the five quizzes (Q1–Q5) were as follows: Q1 = Safety, Controls; Q2 = Experimental design, Scientific writing; Q3 = DNA extraction; Q4 = PCR; Q5 = Gel electrophoresis, Purpose of sequencing, Primer design. Spring 2016 consisted of ~60 mostly nonbiology major students. The topics for the five quizzes (Q1–Q5) were as follows: Q1 = Dilutions, Pipetting, Safety, Controls, Scientific writing; Q2 = Experimental design, Dilution, Pipetting, Controls; Q3 = DNA extraction; Q4 = PCR, Primer selection/design, Gel electrophoresis; Q5 = Purpose of sequencing, Sequence analysis. The grades for both semesters were assigned based on the following score criteria: A = 90%–100%; B = 80%–90%; C = 70%–80%; D = 60%–70%; F = <60%.