TABLE 4.
Percentage of published CUREs in the biological sciences that include the five primary CURE components and the specific science practices, grouped by subdisciplines of biology and course levela
| Genetics (n = 48) | Microbiology (n = 28) | Molecular biology (n = 24) | Introductory biology (n = 18) | Ecology (n = 17) | Introductory level (n = 65) | Advanced level (n = 99) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General science practices | 100%(48) | 100%(28) | 100%(24) | 100%(18) | 100%(17) | 100%(65) | 100%(99) |
| Specific science practice:Student-selected hypothesis | 45.8%(22) | 67.9%(19) | 83.3%(20) | 83.3%(15) | 82.4%(14) | 72.3%(47) | 70.7%(70) |
| Specific science practice:Student-designed methodology | 50%(24) | 57.1%(16) | 75%(18) | 77.8%(14) | 70.6%(12) | 60%(39) | 67.7%(67) |
| Specific science practice:Student review of primary literature | 81.3%(39) | 78.6%(22) | 83.3%(20) | 88.9%(16) | 88.2%(15) | 80%(52) | 88.9%(88) |
| Specific science practice:Student dissemination | 60.4%(29) | 60.7%(17) | 37.5%(9) | 55.6%(10) | 76.5%(13) | 58.5%(38) | 57.6%(57) |
| Discovery | 100%(48) | 100%(28) | 95.8%(23) | 100%(18) | 100%(48) | 98.5%(64) | 100%(99) |
| Relevance | 100%(48) | 100%(28) | 100%(24) | 100%(18) | 100%(48) | 100%(65) | 100%(99) |
| Collaboration | 91.67%(44) | 100%(28) | 100%(24) | 100%(18) | 91.7%(44) | 95.4%(62) | 99%(98) |
| Iteration | 100%(48) a | 85.7%(24) ab | 91.7%(22) b | 100%(18) ab | 100%(48) a | 92.3%(60) | 97%(96) |
aOnly those subdisciplines with more than 15 representatives were included in this analysis. Percentage is reported first with total number of CUREs in our sample that include the component listed in parentheses. Significant differences between disciplines for each component are indicated by different letters. There were no significant differences between course level (introductory and advanced) for the any of CURE components. Significance was calculated using Mann-Whitney U-tests with significance level set at 0.05.