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. 2020 Nov 12;21(3):21.3.69. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v21i3.2157

TABLE 6.

Intent to pursue research score and cognitive and emotional ownership scores of students who analyzed professional scientists’ data and students who analyzed their own dataa.

Pre-CURE score (mean ± SD) among students who analyzed: Post-CURE (mean ± SD) among students who analyzed: Possible range of scores

Outcome Scientists’ data Their own data Scientists’ data Their own data
Intent to pursue a research career 5.7 ± 2.6 5.9 ± 3.1 5.7 ± 2.7 6.4 ± 2.6 1–10
Cognitive ownership 41.4 ± 6.0 43.2 ± 4.8 10–50
Emotional ownership 21.5 ± 4.5 24.3 ± 3.9 6–30
a

Students’ intent to pursue a research career was measured on the pre- and post-CURE survey with one item with 10 response options ranging from definitely will not (1) to definitely will (10). Cognitive ownership was measured on the post-CURE survey using 10 items with five response options ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Emotional ownership was measured on the post-CURE survey using six items with five response options ranging from very slightly (1) to very strongly (5).