In today's world, higher education institutions compete on publishing as many academic works as possible. And this is not an easy activity; it demands professional trainings on the part of trainers and high interests from trainees as well. Therefore, engaging undergraduate students in learning about research and in doing research is beneficial for them. It also paves the way for them and prepares them well for graduate and post-graduate studies that mostly depend on conducting academic research. Further, to get admitted into a graduate program (in many universities if not all), a candidate has to submit a research proposal in which s/he has to show some research skills/knowledge. This simply reflects the critical importance of teaching research methodologies in undergraduate programs, and also engaging them in some practical activities!

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depends on whether it is compensated (financially) or through training, or predatory and exploitive. Students are striking and forming unions for this very reason at the graduate levels.

Thank you Mark Anthony Castrodale for your comment.

In today's world, higher education institutions compete on publishing as many academic works as possible. And this is not an easy activity; it demands professional trainings on the part of trainers and high interests from trainees as well. Therefore, engaging undergraduate students in learning about research and in doing research is beneficial for them. It also paves the way for them and prepares them well for graduate and post-graduate studies that mostly depend on conducting academic research. Further, to get admitted into a graduate program (in many universities if not all), a candidate has to submit a research proposal in which s/he has to show some research skills/knowledge. This simply reflects the critical importance of teaching research methodologies in undergraduate programs, and also engaging them in some practical activities!

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I see many benefits for undergraduate students to get involved in research. From an application standpoint, these students learn skills that may certainly be transferable to their intended careers. This makes them more marketable to employers. In addition, it takes learning beyond simply reading and remembering information. If undergraduate students are involved in research, they get to see how knowledge is actually created. This certainly broadens our perspectives and, hopefully, allows us to more critically question ideas that we encounter. Finally, those students who plan to attend graduate school will have a leg up on other students with no research experience, particularly when applying to doctoral programs.

Thank you Reid Evans , for such comprehensive and valuable comment.

Thank you Abdulghani Muthanna .

You have mentioned the key issues.

Thanks indeed.

I would agree with you, Reid Evans. I myself was an undergraduate student involved in research and I see many of the benefits you mentioned in myself. From my second year onwards, I participated in research groups and projects, conducted my own research (supervised, of course) by collecting and analyzing data and presented them in conferences, having a couple even published. I personally feel I have developed not only as researcher but also as a language teacher.

Thank you Eduardo Castro for your very interesting comment.

Thank you Abdulghani Muthanna for your insightful comment.

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Only if they have the right infrastructure.

Thank you Kaukab Abid Azhar .

Very important, as it contributes to developing students' different thinking skills.

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At the undergraduate student level, getting to do a research project brings to light so many things - protocol design, type of study, executing the study, data analysis, writing up, etc. These are essential soft skills which would be good to learn and certainly would be of great use later on. Summer student projects are the ideal starters for getting to know 'the feel' and ultimately would culminate into a solid learning experience.

One of the most important strategies desired in today's education system is learning through research. The strategy of learning through research reveals the student's existing knowledge and enables it to combine with the information he has just learned. It also encourages the student to question and think critically.

Thank you Berkay Çeli̇k for your valuable insight.

Nice Contribution Krishna Kumar Govindarajan

Thank you Krishna Kumar Govindarajan for your valuable and practical insight.

Providing a platform for research in the undergraduate curriculum allows students to explore an essential part of their future at an early stage. Having had the opportunity in my Medical school several years ago with assistance from Indian Council of Medical Research I can vouch for the same.

Students also learn the basics of research methodology and the complexity of statistical analysis and paper writing in practical manner and not as an abstract entity which I feel promotes research all around. It is also a great place to start teaching research ethics at an early stage.