Papers relevent to research skill development
Below are references and links to papers on the outcomes and structures of Research Skill Development and Assessment in the Curriculum.
Empirical Studies using the RSD framework
Peirce, E., Ricci, M., Willison, J. & Lee, I. (2009). 'First-year Human Biology students in the ivory tower'. Paper presented at 2009 National UniServe Science Annual Conference, University of Sydney, 30 September-2 October 2009. PowerPoint slides from this presentation are available for download here.
Willison, J., Peirce, E. and Ricci, M. (2009). 'Towards Student Autonomy in Literature and Field Research'. Paper presented at HERDSA 2009 conference, Charles Darwin University, 6-9 July 2009.
Willison, J., Schapper, J., and Teo, E. (2009). 'Multiple Methods of Improvement of Research Skills in Business Ethics and Business Law'. Paper presented at QATLHEBEC conference, University of Melbourne, on 6 February 2009.
Papers that describe or draw on the RSD framework
Burkill, S. (2009). 'Involving students in researching learning and teaching approaches: An additional focus for undergraduate student publications?' The Plymouth Student Scientist 2(2), 1-3.
Snelling, C., & Karanicolas, S. (2008). 'Why Wikis Work: Assessing group work in an on-line environment'. Paper presented at ATN assessment conference, University of South Australia, 20-21 November 2008.
Willison, J. (2009). 'Multiple Contexts, Multiple Outcomes, Once Conceptual Framework for Research Skill Development in the Undergraduate Curriculum'. CUR Quarterly 29 (3): 10-14.
Willison, J., and O'Regan, K. '2020 Vision: An Information Literacy Continuum for students from primary school to post graduation'. Proceedings from the HERDSA conference, 3-6 July, 2005, Sydney.
Willison, J. and O’Regan, K. (2007). Commonly known, commonly not known, totally unknown: A framework for students becoming researchers. Higher Education Research and Development, 26(4), 393-409.
Papers relevent to explicitly developing student research skills
Chanock, K. (2004). Introducing students to the culture of enquiry in an Arts degree. Sydney: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australiasia.
Chaplin, S. (2003). 'Guided development of independent inquiry in an anatomy/physiology laboratory'. Advances in Physiology Education 27: 230-40.
Hathaway, R., Nagda, B. and Gregerman, S. (2002). The relationship of undergraduate research participation to graduate and professional education pursuit: an empirical study, Journal of College Student Development, 43(5), 614-631.
Ishiyama, J. (2002). Does early participation in undergraduate research benefit social science and humanities students? College Student Journal, 36(3), 380-386.
Lopatto, D. (2004). Survey of undergraduate research experiences (SURE): first findings. Cell Biology Education, 3(4), 270-277.
Luckie, D., Maleszewski, J., Loznak, S., and Krha, M. (2004). Infusion of collaborative inquiry throughout a biology curriculum increases student learning: a four-year study of ‘Teams and Streams’. Advances in Physiology Education, 28(4), 199-209.
Seymour, E., Hunter, A., Laursen, S. and Deantoni, T. (2004). Establishing the benefits of research expereinces for undergraduates in the sciences: first findings from a three-year study. Science Education, 88(4), 493-534.
The Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University (1998). Reinventing undergraduate education: a blueprint for America's research universities. New York: Stony Brook.
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