Ecology in Context: Research Strategies and Applications for the Undergraduate

9322283 Berkowitz该奖项提供资金，以继续这一成功的计划，为未来三年。 生态系统研究所的本科生研究经验（IES-REU）计划使学生沉浸在一个高度互动的，以研究为导向的环境中。 我们的主要宗旨是，科学的成功取决于理解研究的背景，以及特定学科的实质和程序。 方案目标是：（1）提供生态研究的强化训练;（2）扩阔学生对科学的社会、伦理及理论背景的观点;及（3）让学生直接接触研究科学家的生活。 八名学生将被带到该研究所为期十二周的计划在未来三个夏天的每一个，建立在非常成功的1988-1993年方案的优势。 该计划包括以下组成部分：（1）学生研究项目;（2）本科生研究策略，提供明确的培训和研究过程的反思;（3）背景研究，涉及一套多样化的计划和活动，以拓宽学生对各种科学背景和应用的观点;（4）全日的生态学机会论坛，让学生从不同角度认识生态学及生态学家在现代社会的角色;（5）支援活动，以建立小组及接触生态学等;以及（6）学生成长评估，既要指导计划，又要衡量对学生职业发展及其信心、能力和对科学的理解的影响的广度和质量。 在导师科学家的指导下，每个学生描述一个研究问题和相关的假设。选择适当的方法，并制定研究计划。 然后学生实施项目，以分析和报告写作结束。 在正式的研究研讨会上的演讲结束了夏季计划。 最后的论文将被整理和出版作为IES杂项出版物。 ***

9322283 Berkowitz This award provides funds to continue this successful program for another three years. The Institute of Ecosystem Studies' Research Experiences for Undergraduates (IES-REU) program immerses students in a highly interactive, research-oriented environment. Our major tenet is that success in science depends on understanding the context of research, as well as the substance and procedures of a particular discipline. Program goals are: (1) to provide intensive training in ecological research: (2) to broaden students' perspectives on the societal, ethical and theoretical contexts of science: and (3) to give students direct exposure to the life of a research scientist. Eight students will be brought to the Institute for a twelve-week program in each of the next three summers, building upon the strengths of highly successful 1988-1993 programs. The program includes the following components: (1) Student Research Projects; (2) Research Strategies for the Undergraduate, providing explicit training in and reflection on the research process; (3) Research in Context, involving a diverse set of programs and activities to broaden students' perspectives on the various contexts and applications of science; (4) a full-day Forum on Opportunities in Ecology to expose students to a broad range of perspectives on the role of ecology and ecologists in the modem world; (5) Supporting Activities, for group-building, exposure to ecology, etc.; and (6) Assessment of Student Growth, both to guide the program and to gauge the breadth and quality of impacts on student career development and their confidence, competence and understanding of science. Under the guidance of a mentor scientist, each student delineates a research question and associated hypotheses. selects appropriate methods, and develops a research plan. Students then implement the project, ending with analysis and report writing. Presentations in a formal Research Symposium conclude the summer program. Final pa pers will be collated and published as an IES Miscellaneous Publication. ***