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. 2019 Oct 31;20(3):20.3.50. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v20i3.1815

TABLE 3.

Participant ratings of summer research program experiencea.

2015 2016 2017 3-year Mean
OK All OK All OK All OK All
Number of respondents (n) 37 2,077 51 2,417 35 2,777 123 7,271
% % % %
Satisfaction with program components (% positive)
Preparing an application or proposal 79 55 55 67 64 67 66 63
Seminars at which scientists discuss research 74 76 76 77 61 78 70 77
Seminars on safety 63 50 50 57 61 55 58 54
Instruction/discussion of ethics 57 60 60 62 63 62 60 61
Final presentation of work 84 77 77 87 80 87 80 84
Experience much better than expected 54 46 46 38 40 38 47 41
Primary supervisor above average or outstanding 83 84 84 83 80 83 82 83
Working with other students one of the best parts 53 33 33 41 38 42 41 37
Very satisfied with research experience 76 77 77 70 78 70 77 72
Meanb Meanb Meanb Meanb
Mentoring experience
Enjoyed the responsibility 4.40 4.75 4.75 4.24 4.80 4.33 4.65 4.44
Enjoyed teaching 4.40 4.75 4.75 4.25 4.80 4.43 4.65 4.48
Gained self-confidence as a researcher 4.60 4.25 4.25 4.43 4.60 4.38 4.48 4.35
Felt unprepared by supervisor 2.40 2.00 2.00 2.32 2.20 2.35 2.20 2.22
Improved oral communication skills 3.80 4.00 4.00 3.93 4.00 3.99 3.93 3.97
Given responsibility beyond experience 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.67 2.80 2.85 2.60 2.84
Felt pressure for others’ performance 3.80 2.75 2.75 3.35 4.00 3.21 3.52 3.10
Felt responsibility for the research 4.20 3.25 3.25 4.28 4.60 4.17 4.02 3.90
On his/her own too often 2.40 2.25 2.25 2.29 2.40 2.38 2.35 2.31
Role deepened understanding of research project 4.40 4.00 4.00 4.29 4.00 4.21 4.13 4.17
Role increase motivation to work on research 4.40 3.75 3.75 4.17 4.00 4.12 4.05 4.01
Summer research experiences more stressful 2.32 2.67 2.67 2.12 2.47 2.14 2.49 2.31
Research more interesting than course work 4.44 3.96 3.96 3.74 3.80 3.77 4.07 3.82
a

Not all students completed the survey without skipping a question and therefore the denominator for different questions may vary.

b

Mean was calculated by averaging responses to a series of questions based on 5-point Likert scales, ranging from 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree.