HOW DO STUDENTS DO RESEARCH ONLINE?While the internet has been a boon for information access and availability, three out of four educators strongly agree that "search engines have conditioned students to expect to be able to find information quickly and easily," according to a Pew Internet & American Life Project study entitled, How Teens Do Research in the Digital World. Most of the advanced placement (AP) and National Writing Project teachers in this study said students are "very likely" to use Google, Wikipedia, and social media sites for typical research assignments.
This is consistent with findings from
Turnitin's recent research that analyzes the most frequently matched Internet
sources (released in January) which show that Wikipedia, Yahoo! Answers, and
eNotes were the top three among secondary students. At the college and
university level, the top three were Wikipedia, OPPapers (a paper mill), and
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
We Need to Teach Students Sound Research Sources
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