Reference List Entry:

Lopatto, David. 2010. "Undergraduate research as a high-impact student experience." Peer Review 12.

About this Journal Article:

Lopatto (2010) described the benefits of UR and that standardized measures of those benefits can be accomplished using online assessments like the SURE survey. He also discussed the importance of a research community that can include peer mentors. The author also focused on the importance of integrating UR into the curriculum during the academic year. One potential model is CURE. He concluded with a discussion of future directions that includes interdisciplinary research.