TAILIEUCHUNG - “OF COURSE IT’S TRUE; I SAW IT ON THE INTERNET!” Critical Thinking in the Internet Era

A more interactive approach that encourages users to develop critical-thinking skills would provide lasting value, while preventing them from becoming dependent on these portals for the correct answers. Developing other approaches requires a firm understanding of how students currently use the Internet for research. Consider the results of an informal questionnaire distributed by Angela Weiler in 1999 at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology, Morrisville, NY. In response to a question asking how students would ascertain if online sources were accurate enough to be considered “a good source of information,” 29% said they accepted Internet information regardless, with only 34% considering additional verification important [5]. These startling results confirm the importance of further study to provide specific information about. | By Leah Graham and Panagiotis Takis Metaxas I Of Course it s True I Saw It On the Internet Critical Thinking in the Internet Era Students use the Net as a primary source of information usually with little or no regard as to the accuracy of that information. The Internet is revolutionizing research methods at colleges and universities around the world. Though it can be extremely useful to researchers the Net presents a significant challenge in that it is quite different from traditional sources. The lack of uniform standards and the ease of access have made the Internet a powerful but uncertain medium. Substantial effort is required to adequately evaluate its information and this may not always be apparent to users 5 . This is particularly challenging for students as many have come to rely on the Net as a primary source of information without formal instruction about the difficulties involved. The Internet has gained a primary place in research methods and it is vital that students become able to critically evaluate the information it provides. Several solutions have been suggested to determine accuracy in Internet research. In 1 Jerry Campbell supports the Association of Research Libraries plan to develop an Internet portal to trustworthy information. This portal would promote the development of and provide access to the highest quality content on the Web. Many colleges have also adopted this approach by pro- viding lists of approved online sources to students. While it appears to provide a practical alternative to that focus more on advertising than accuracy this approach suffers from several drawbacks. First it is impossible to continually monitor all the content found using these portals. Web sites change overnight and expand at exponential rates and attempting to continuously ver Illustration by Lisa Haney COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM May 2003 Vol. 46 No. 5 71 ify every page of each linked site would be an incredibly time-consuming task. Clearly .

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