Fig 3. A joint display, mapping the qualitative findings (the study’s conceptual framework) with the quantitative analysis (dispersion of cluster-level performance measure) in the 5-integrated research courses across 5 consecutive semesters (semesters 1, 2, and 3 where students were ‘taught about research’ and semesters 4 and 5 where students were ‘enabled to conduct research’).

Mapping the study’s conceptual framework onto the student’s performance revealed a holistic perspective of the situation. The convergence of findings, as such, confirmed the existence of a turning point (highlighted with a Yellow dotted line). The students started expressing appreciation of the value of the learning experience upon putting into practice the knowledge and skills that they were acquiring, accumulating, and assimilating. The color transformation [ie from a primary color (ie Blue) to a secondary color (ie Green: Blue + Yellow)] further emphasizes this turning point, and how the increased appreciation happened concurrently with their increased engagement and enhanced performance.