Assessing Students' Digital Skills in Writing Research Papers

Universities around the world are working towards becoming research universities. The emergence of online research databases (Web of Science, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Scopus, Academia, etc.) has created opportunities for researchers to learn about research from anywhere in the world. Students studying at the undergraduate level have not learned the course “Scientific Research Methodology†. However, it is not enough for graduate students to study the course traditionally, but only 2-3 credit hours, and they unable to perform research practice to a sufficient extent. Although students aim to increase their digital skills and English language knowledge and skills through social networks and short and medium-term training, they do not make any efforts or efforts to increase their electronic research skills, which has the consequence of being lacking in the mandatory skills of graduates of the new century. In addition to the teaching staff, a library, and a technology-based learning model are important for increasing students’ research skills, which are lacking in Mongolia. This study aims to assess students’ digital skills and electronic skills in writing research papers using English. The sample of the study was collected from undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in public and private universities. When comparing English language proficiency and research skills, (p=0.002