Table 4.
Demographic information from both the Guided and Autonomous CURE Formats
| Gender | Guided (N = 28) (%) |
Autonomous (N = 35) (%) |
University demography (based on 2018 enrollment) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 28.57 | 50 | 50.7 |
| Female | 71.43 | 50 | 49.3 |
| Degree type | |||
| Bachelor | 87.5 | 81.8 | 84.54 |
| Graduate | 12.5 | 18.2 | 15.46 |
| Self-reported discipline | |||
| Microbial, cellular, and molecular biology | 81.5 | 78.8 | — |
| Agricultural biology | 3.7 | 6.1 | — |
| Biomedical | 7.4 | 3.0 | — |
| Pre-professional | 0 | 6.1 | — |
| Other | 7.4 | 6.1 | — |
| Self-reported GPA | |||
| 2.0–2.4 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 2.5–2.9 | 16 | 17 | — |
| 3.0–3.4 | 36 | 29 | — |
| 3.5–4.0 | 52 | 50 | — |
| Previous research experience | |||
| No experience | 4 | 12 | — |
| <1 year | 15 | 20 | — |
| 1–2 years | 44 | 52 | — |
| 3+ years | 37 | 16 | — |