Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of St Thomas, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Department of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2018 Apr 26;13(4):e0196338. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196338. eCollection 2018.
For undergraduate students, involvement in authentic research represents scholarship that is consistent with disciplinary quality standards and provides an integrative learning experience. In conjunction with performing research, the communication of the results via presentations or publications is a measure of the level of scientific engagement. The empirical study presented here uses generalized linear mixed models with hierarchical bootstrapping to examine the factors that impact the means of dissemination of undergraduate research results. Focusing on the research experiences in physics and chemistry of undergraduates at four Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) from 2004-2013, statistical analysis indicates that the gender of the student does not impact the number and type of research products. However, in chemistry, the rank of the faculty advisor and the venue of the presentation do impact the number of research products by undergraduate student, whereas in physics, gender match between student and advisor has an effect on the number of undergraduate research products. This study provides a baseline for future studies of discipline-based bibliometrics and factors that affect the number of research products of undergraduate students.
对于本科生而言,参与真实的研究代表着符合学科质量标准的学术成就,并且提供了一种综合性的学习体验。与进行研究相结合,通过演示或出版物来交流研究成果是衡量科学参与程度的一种手段。本研究使用具有层次引导的广义线性混合模型来检验影响本科生研究成果传播方式的因素。本研究重点关注 2004 年至 2013 年四年间四所基础类研究型大学(PUIs)中本科生在物理和化学领域的研究经历,统计分析表明,学生的性别并不影响研究成果的数量和类型。然而,在化学领域,导师的排名和演示的地点确实会影响本科生的研究成果数量,而在物理领域,学生和导师之间的性别匹配会对本科生的研究成果数量产生影响。本研究为未来基于学科的文献计量学以及影响本科生研究成果数量的因素的研究提供了一个基准。