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"The undergraduate research experience may be the epitome of engaged learning.
Undergraduate research is valuable because it sets the occasion for attaining a wide range of educational goals.
As a single experience it may facilitate:
- empowered learning - including communication, problem solving, and
teamwork - informed learning - allowing the student to study the natural and cultural world
- responsible learning - permitting the study of social problems and the self.
It promises benefits that reflect the National Student Survey of Engagement (NSSE) student engagement benchmarks:
- high academic challenge
- active collaborative learning
- intense student-faculty interaction
- enriching educational experience
- supportive campus environments.
Moreover, it can be situated as:
- a capstone senior experience or a first-year experience
- it can be housed in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities
- it can occur as a dispassionate intellectual exercise or a form of social action
- and it can be done at the home campus or abroad."
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