Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)

This is a validated instrument for evaluating undergraduate research programs, particularly in the sciences, which was developed by and administered through David Lopatto of Grinnell College. It consists of three different parts to capture attitudes before, during, and after the research program.

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Assessment Type:

Survey

Scale:

5-point Likert scale

Publication Date:

Nov 21, 2017

Respondent:

Postsecondary education, Graduate and/or postdoctoral training, Outreach or programs hosted/facilitated by STEM professionals, Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Engagement, Attitude / Behavior, Competence, Career Knowledge / Acquisition

Sample items:

Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Summer research experiences are more stressful than academic year experience

Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree

Reliability:

N/A

Validity:

N/A

Frequency:

Rarely

Administration time:

Not Mentioned minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Lopatto, D. (2008). Exploring the benefits of undergraduate research: the SURE survey. In R. Taraban & R.L. Blanton (Eds.), Creating Effective Undergraduate Research Programs in Science. NY: Teacher's College Press (pp. 112-132).

Science in Solution: The impact of undergraduate research on student learning (2009).

Lopatto, D. (2008). Exploring the benefits of undergraduate research: the SURE survey. In R. Taraban & R.L. Blanton (Eds.), (pp. 112-132).

Lopatto, D. (2007). Undergraduate research experiences support science career decisions and active learning. CBE - Life Sciences Education, 6, 297-306.

Lopatto, D. (2004a). Survey of undergraduate research experiences (SURE): First findings. Cell Biology Education, 3, 270-277.

Lopatto, D. (2004b). What undergraduate research can tell us about research on learning. Washington, DC: Project Kaleidoscope.

Comments:

Please note: The academic year 2017-2018 is the final year for the surveys to be offered under the current system of centralized data collection and reporting.

STEM Criteria

Science

No

Technology

No

Engineering

No

Math

No
Contact

Prof. David Lopatto
lopatto@grinnell.edu