1.
What surprises you about the
strategies digital age students use as they conduct research for course
assignments?
I was surprised that Google wasn’t
the first choice in research course-related assignments. That’s what I tend to
use. I google the topic and then decipher which is a reliable resource for my
study.
2.
How accurately do the findings from
this study reflect your own research strategies?
Besides the results of Google not
being the first course-related resource, the rest is pretty accurate to my own
research strategies. I very rarely go to the library, let alone ask the
librarian questions on resources for my research. I do use EBSCO for
course-related research, and rely mainly on my professors for help on my
assignments. In my opinion, this study is accurate.
3.
This study provides a detailed
description of the parameters of research assignments typical required
for academia. How does it differ from the kinds of research people do in
the workplace?
The research assignments typically
required for academia aren’t as relevant for workplace research. The only one
that may be of importance to the workplace environment are the case studies;
however, according to this study,
that type of research only takes place about a third (33%) of the time.
4.
Do you think the recommendations to
improve research process for college students will better prepare students for
the world outside of school?
I agree with the recommendation that
students should be given course-related research that encourage the collection,
analysis, and synthesis of multiple viewpoints from a variety of sources. This
is important in the workplace because you have to be a critical consumer of all
types of information, or you could lose money. Also, forming a relationship
with librarians and learning the knowledge that they can share with students,
will help prepare students for the world outside of school, because they may
need to go to a library or ask an “expert” outside of the Internet to find
answers to their problems.
5.
Find an
image that relates to searching for information.
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I do agree that it is surprising that Google was not the first choice; however, I can say that I have used course material before Google. This is just easier because you know that the information being used in an assignment would be in that material.
ReplyDeleteI was also surprised that Google was not the first choice. It was usually my starting point when researching a topic. I liked it because the information was right there, and you could find the most up to date information.
ReplyDeleteI thought I would be the only one thinking an internet search engine would the first choice. Interesting. My students must do a research project and I allow them to you their course text as reference resource. Many never open their text. Wikipedia seems to be the site of choice for references resources. I will certainly make them more aware of the libraries resources as well. Maybe make that the resaerch project. hmmmm light bulb!!
ReplyDeleteIt appears that everyone was surprised that Google was not the first choice. I thought Google was my first choice, but it is usually course text that gives me the idea to go to Google for additional information. When I was student teaching, I found that students would just copy and paste information from sources they found on Google. If I asked them what it said, they often weren't sure. I think sometimes they didn't even read it.
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