@inproceedings{ec474fcbfa484e41aa224f2d3cc3bee9,
title = "Understanding undergraduate engineering researchers and how they learn",
abstract = "As the need for qualified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates increases, there is an accompanying need for improved undergraduate STEM education. Undergraduate Research Experiences (UREs) have been shown to enhance an undergraduate student's academic experience; however, not all students can participate in or have access to UREs due to schedule constraints during the school year or other commitments in the summer. Our current research project seeks to determine how students develop a researcher identity and transform their epistemic beliefs through UREs. Elements identified to contribute to students' researcher identities and epistemic beliefs will then be translated into strategies that can be incorporated into traditional learning environments. This paper will overview the progress made in the first part of this multi-phase, multi-institution project and preliminary results from the initial surveys.",
keywords = "Epistemic beliefs, Researcher identity, Student perspectives, Undergraduate research experiences",
author = "Benson, \{Lisa C.\} and Kennedy, \{Marian S.\} and Ehlert, \{Katherine M.\} and Vargas, \{Penelope M.D.\} and Faber, \{Courtney J.\} and Kajfez, \{Rachel L.\} and McAlister, \{Anne M.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 46th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2016 ; Conference date: 12-10-2016 Through 15-10-2016",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1109/FIE.2016.7757630",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "FIE 2016 - Frontiers in Education 2016",
address = "United States",
}