Collaborative Research: Development of a Common Tracking Tool and Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes for the Bio REU Programs

本科生生物学研究经验(REU)领导委员会(LC)将领导这一项目，开发、测试和实施供生物学REU首席研究员(PI)社区使用的在线通用跟踪工具。从REU项目校友收集的数据将记录REU经验对学生的长期影响？未来的职业决策，并向首席调查员提供评估数据，以用于修改和更新他们的计划。此外，它将允许生物学REU LC记录整个计划的结果，包括有助于不同学生群体成功的计划元素的信息，从而支持扩大对REU计划的参与。这项建议的目标是：1)为Bio REU首席调查员提供一个基于网络的工具，使他们能够高效和有效地跟踪他们的项目校友；2)与Bio REU首席调查员合作，定义一套标准，以创建REU计划简档，用于分析整个计划的评估和跟踪数据；以及3)使用通用跟踪工具收集和汇总来自Bio REU各个站点的数据，以评估整个计划的长期结果。有关该项目的更多信息，请联系项目主任Janet Branchaw博士(branchaw@witc.edu)和Julio Soto博士(julio.soto@sjsu.edu)。

The Biology Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Leadership Council (LC) will lead this project to develop, test and implement an on-line common tracking tool for use by the Biology REU Principal Investigator (PI) community. Data collected from REU program alumni will document the long-term impact of the REU experience on students? future career decisions and provide assessment data to Principal Investigators to use in modifying and updating their programs. In addition, it will allow the Biology REU LC to document program-wide outcomes, including information about the program elements that contribute to success for diverse populations of students, thereby supporting broadening participation in the REU programs. The objectives of this proposal are to: 1) provide Bio REU Principal Investigators with a web-based tool that allows them to efficiently and effectively track their program alumni, 2) work with the Bio REU Principal Investigators to define a set of criteria to create REU program profiles that can be used in the analysis of program-wide assessment and tracking data, and 3) collect and aggregate data from across Bio REU sites using the common tracking tool to assess long-term outcomes of the program as a whole. For more information about this project contact the project directors, Dr. Janet Branchaw (branchaw@wisc.edu) and Dr. Julio Soto (julio.soto@sjsu.edu).