What is google and what is not?
” In general, students are willing to forfeit advanced thinking (critical thinking, in-depth research, and healthy skepticism) for the speed and quickness of Google search results. They are so programmed by standardized testing in K-12 education that finding “facts” online is deemed sufficient to meet college-level expectations. Since standardized tests rely heavily on multiple choice examinations, the search for the single, correct answer is paramount.”
Unfortunately, models evaluating critical thinking, particularly Bloom’s Taxonomy, rate this kind of knowledge acquisition the lowest. As a result, America is producing many college students and later graduates who can only manage the most basic thinking skills, such as recall and memorization. “ (via PopMatters)
While I agree with several of the points in this article “Google and the End of Wisdom” I tend to think that a generation that searches for quick facts vs. advanced thinking has more to do with what is required of them in school than how easily available the quick facts are. Before college I used the library to get my information, not google, but I was looking for the same thing modern students look for on google. I wanted the right answer to the question the teacher was asking. I knew that going beyond that was not required of me, and would little impact on the quality of my teenage life.
