A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) using Ocean Plastic Microbes as a Framework that Is Impactful for Both In-Person and Online Course Modalities

Table 2

Retrospective survey questions.

Topic	Q	Prompt
SIO	Q4	Rate your knowledge about the SIO Research Institution
	Q6	Rate your knowledge about the SIO research projects
	Q7	Rate your knowledge about the methods used by SIO researchers
	Q8	Rate your knowledge about STEM careers
Research at NU	Q9	Rate your knowledge of the plastic research project at NU
	Q11	Rate your competence in laboratory skills
	Q12	Rate your competence in problem solving
Laboratory skills (based on CLOs^†)	Q14	Rate your competence in applying the scientific method, including drawing testable hypotheses from observations and data
	Q15	Rate your competence in techniques such as PCR and gel electrophoresis
	Q16	Rate your competence in compound and dissecting microscopy, including fixing and staining of specimens
	Q17	Rate your competence in classifying organisms according to basic principles of taxonomy, including the use of a taxonomic key
	Q18	Rate your competence in explaining the structure of prokaryotic cells, as well as differences between major groups of prokaryotes
Interest in science	Q20	Rate your ability to think like a scientist
	Q21	Rate your interest in performing scientific research
	Q22	Rate your appreciation of scientific research

Note: After the CURE experience, students were asked to rate the aspects below after and before the experience on a Likert scale from 1 (not knowledgeable at all) to 5 (extremely knowledgeable). Questions are numbered as they were in the survey, while those not included in the table refer to informed consent, prompts to move to the next section, consent to answer open ended questions, as well as request to future contact. ^†CLO, course learning objectives.