Report: Students Benefit from Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Report: Students Benefit from Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Authors: Susan H. Russell, Mary P. Hancock, and James McCullough
Date: April 27, 2007
NSF and SRI International
A recent report urges science educators to encourage their elementary and high school students to engage in hands-on activities as they learn about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Researchers concluded that such students, when they enter two- or four year colleges, will likely take part in hands-on research and pursue advanced degrees in the STEM disciplines. The National Science Foundation underwrote a series of surveys to determine undergraduates’ interest and experience. Students reported that their experiences in performing actual research projects not only produced positive learning but also stimulated their desire to pursue graduate work.
The results were published in the April 27, 2007 issue of Science.
