What online teens consider 'research'
<p><span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="so">so</span>-<span word="good">good</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> -- <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>” <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="students">students</span>’ <span word="research">research</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="But">But</span> 87 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="spans">spans</span>.” <span word="And">And</span> 64 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> “<span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distract">distract</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="academically">academically</span>.” <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="think">think</span> "<span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="research">research</span>” <span word="now">now</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pew">Pew</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Writing">Writing</span> <span word="Project">Project</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Advanced">Advanced</span> <span word="Placement">Placement</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="college">college</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="Buchanan">Buchanan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Writing">Writing</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Buchanan">Buchanan</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="creators">creators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="content">content</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="content">content</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>.”</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>. <span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="Buchanan">Buchanan</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="information">information</span>.</p>
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