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We thank Tom McKlin and Shelly Engelman of the Findings Group for their help in survey development and initial data analysis. We also thank Beth Schussler for pointing us in the direction of some relevant literature. Members of the Science Education Research Journal Club at Emory University provided valuable feedback on an earlier draft of the manuscript. The study was approved by the institutional review boards of Morehouse College and Emory University and was funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) grants DUE-0815135 and DUE-0814373 to Morehouse College and Emory University, respectively. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessary reflect the views of the NSF.

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