Table 1.
Participant Demographic Characteristics at the Time of the Summer Research Experience, ABC (1997–1999, 2001–2012) & UTP (2001–2012)*.
Table 2.
Participants’ Terminal Degree and Research Career Intent Before and After the Summer Research Experience, ABC & UTP Participants (2001–2012)*.
Figure 1.
ABC and UTP participant self-assessment of research skills before and after the summer research experience (2006, 2010–2012).
The ratings are presented as means ± SEM (scale: 1–10). The self-assessed general academic skill mean ratings are displayed alongside the self-assessed research skill mean ratings as a standard for comparison (A and B). *p<0.05 for the Pre mean rating comparison between the ABC and the UTP group. ∧p<0.05 for the Pre to Post paired mean rating comparison for all of the groups. ∧∧∧p<0.001 for the Pre to Post paired mean rating comparison for all of the groups.
Table 3.
Effect Size Estimatesa,b for Gains in Research Skills and Self-Efficacy Outcomes After the Summer Research Experience, ABC & UTP Participants (2006, 2010–2012).
Figure 2.
ABC & UTP participant self-assessment of academic and research self-efficacy before and after the summer research experience (2006, 2010–2012).
The academic and research self-efficacy variables are presented as means ± SEM (maximum possible is 60). *p<0.05 for the Pre mean comparison between the ABC and the UTP group. ∧p<0.05 for the Pre to Post paired mean comparison for the indicated group. ∧∧∧p<0.001 for the Pre to Post paired mean comparison for all of the groups.
Table 4.
Summary List of the Most Valuable Aspects of the Summer Research Experience as Reported by the ABC & UTP Participantsa (2008, 2010–2012).
Table 5.
Summary List of the Impact of the Summer Research Experience on Future Goals as Reported by the ABC & UTP Participantsa (2008, 2010–2012).
Table 6.
STEM Educational Progress for the ABC (1997–1999, 2001–2012) & the UTP (2001–2012) Participantsa.