Science Education Portraits I Identifying Success Factors of Pre Tertiary Bioinformatics Research Experience from Students’ Perspective.

Citation: Chan, OYW, Keng, BMH, Ling, MHT. 2018. Science/Education Portraits I: Identifying Success Factors of Pre-Tertiary Bioinformatics Research Experience from Students’ Perspective. Advances in Biotechnology and Microbiology 8(2): 555734.

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Many studies suggest substantial benefits in incorporating research experience into science education, with several studies examining the success factors for undergraduate research experience. It has been known that early research experience has an impact on the career paths of the students. However, little has been known about the success factors of research experience at a high-school level. This study uses a reflective email interview method (2 years post-completion of the research experience) to identify success factors from the perspective of the students on their pre-tertiary bioinformatics research experience. Six success factors emerge from this analysis: (a) student’s intrinsic motivation / interests, and goals, (b) peer pressure, (c) student’s perceived workload, (d) context of project, (e) culture of science and recognition of student’s work, and (f) quality of supervision.