Fig. 8From: A longitudinal analysis of developing marine science identity in a place-based, undergraduate research experienceCompetence: Pre- and post-program new student science knowledge competence. Responses to competence REMS survey items of perceived understanding (1 = Not at all, 5 = A great deal) relating to five (5) program modules from New Students (N = 54) in the 2016–2018 REMS programs. Differences in pre–post scores were analyzed with Mann–Whitney U-tests. ***p < 0.001Back to article page