Information Literacy
In the article Students struggle with information literacy Many students know how to use technology, but fewer know how to apply it to find what they're looking for written by Justin Appel, Assistant Editor, eSchool News he discusses that the report, from Princeton, N.J.-based ETS, found that the majority of high school and college students lack the proper critical thinking skills when it comes to researching online and using sources. Later on in the article he reports that:
One of the problems, Zaborowski points out, is students' over-reliance on search engines such as Google when it comes to researching topics. The study found that students typically will type in a search keyword, then simply go to the first search result and use it as an authoritative source. The problem with this approach is that a number of top search results on Google are often slanted or biased. Through a process known as "Googlebombing," people can alter the top results for a search term. For example, when you type the word "failure" into Google's search engine, the top result that appears is the White House biographical page for President
George Bush.
After reading that excerpt, why do you think the students are making this mistake and how can you help your students NOT make the same mistake as the students in this report?
One of the problems, Zaborowski points out, is students' over-reliance on search engines such as Google when it comes to researching topics. The study found that students typically will type in a search keyword, then simply go to the first search result and use it as an authoritative source. The problem with this approach is that a number of top search results on Google are often slanted or biased. Through a process known as "Googlebombing," people can alter the top results for a search term. For example, when you type the word "failure" into Google's search engine, the top result that appears is the White House biographical page for President
George Bush.
After reading that excerpt, why do you think the students are making this mistake and how can you help your students NOT make the same mistake as the students in this report?
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