TY - JOUR
T1 - Replication of a course-based undergraduate research experience for music students
AU - Hernandez-Ruiz, Eugenia
AU - Dvorak, Abbey L.
N1 - Funding Information:
provided by the School of Music, Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, faculty start-up research fund. The authors would like to thank the student participants in the research study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 GAMUT–The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre.
PY - 2020/8/7
Y1 - 2020/8/7
N2 - Introduction: Research skill development is a current need in music therapy education. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) may address this need. The purpose of this study was (a) to replicate a CURE for students enrolled in a required music psychology course at a university in the United States, (b) to measure student outcomes, and (c) to compare results with the original study. Method: Students (N = 17) completed the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA) and the Research Skill Development Questionnaire (RSDQ), as outcome measures. Likert-type items on the URSSA were analyzed using descriptive statistics; open-ended responses were evaluated through content analysis. Independent-sample t tests were used to compare average scores in the URSSA subscales (Thinking Like a Scientist, Personal Gains, Research Skills, and Attitudes and Behaviors) between the original and replication study. Results: No significant differences were found between the original and current studies, indicating the replication of results. Similar to the original study, open-ended responses indicated an interest in graduate school, greater understanding of research, appreciation of hands-on experience, and plans to use research in their career. For suggestions for improvement, most students in both studies indicated an interest in being more involved and learning more about statistics. In the current study, students’ RSDQ pre and posttest subscale scores showed significant improvement in Research Dispositions (paired-sample t tests). Discussion: These results indicate the feasibility of using CURE projects to support research skill development and the feasibility of replicating a protocolized experience in a university program with different research traditions and resources.
AB - Introduction: Research skill development is a current need in music therapy education. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) may address this need. The purpose of this study was (a) to replicate a CURE for students enrolled in a required music psychology course at a university in the United States, (b) to measure student outcomes, and (c) to compare results with the original study. Method: Students (N = 17) completed the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA) and the Research Skill Development Questionnaire (RSDQ), as outcome measures. Likert-type items on the URSSA were analyzed using descriptive statistics; open-ended responses were evaluated through content analysis. Independent-sample t tests were used to compare average scores in the URSSA subscales (Thinking Like a Scientist, Personal Gains, Research Skills, and Attitudes and Behaviors) between the original and replication study. Results: No significant differences were found between the original and current studies, indicating the replication of results. Similar to the original study, open-ended responses indicated an interest in graduate school, greater understanding of research, appreciation of hands-on experience, and plans to use research in their career. For suggestions for improvement, most students in both studies indicated an interest in being more involved and learning more about statistics. In the current study, students’ RSDQ pre and posttest subscale scores showed significant improvement in Research Dispositions (paired-sample t tests). Discussion: These results indicate the feasibility of using CURE projects to support research skill development and the feasibility of replicating a protocolized experience in a university program with different research traditions and resources.
KW - Course-based undergraduate research experience
KW - bounded research
KW - replication
KW - research skill development
KW - undergraduate research
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U2 - 10.1080/08098131.2020.1737186
DO - 10.1080/08098131.2020.1737186
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85082425738
SN - 0809-8131
VL - 29
SP - 317
EP - 333
JO - Nordic Journal of Music Therapy
JF - Nordic Journal of Music Therapy
IS - 4
ER -