TABLE 1.
GTA interview questionsa
| 1. What do you believe are the benefits of an introductory biology CURE for undergraduate students? |
| 2. What do you believe are the benefits of an introductory biology CURE for GTAs? |
| 3. What do you believe are the challenges of an introductory biology CURE for undergraduate students? |
| 4. What do you believe are the challenges of an introductory biology CURE for GTAs? |
| 5. Is your role as a mentor in the CURE more challenging than your role as a GTA in other laboratory courses you have taught? Explain your response. |
| 6. What changes would you make to the CURE to make it a more effective learning experience for undergraduate students? |
| 7. Have you had experiences with CUREs previously, in high school or college? Reflect on your previous high school and college laboratory experiences. |
| If answer YES to previous experience with CUREs: |
| a. Do you feel that you have benefited from participating in CUREs in previous lab courses? Explain. |
| b. Do you feel that participating in CUREs in previous lab courses was challenging? Explain. |
| If answer NO to previous experience with CUREs: |
| a. Do you feel that you have benefited from not participating in CUREs in previous lab courses? Explain. |
| b. Do you feel that not participating in CUREs in previous lab courses was challenging? Explain. |
aAlthough all of the interview questions were asked of participants, questions 2, 4, and 5 were primarily used for thematic analysis in our study.