Students provides misinformation found on internet
I had a student the try to tell me that Abe Lincoln was elected in 1992 and it must be fact because she found it on the internet. I was not able to convince student that her information was incorrect. She kept stating that she found it on the internet and she was sticking with it. I was able to convince her to leave her "fact" out of the presentation. This discussion did not take place during class. During break we were discussing information for a presentation she was creating .
We have had several discussions and examples of trustworthy and non trustworthy sites. I need help combating the "it must be true because it is on the Internet" syndrome.
Hi Kimberly,
It is good to know that you provide your students with reputable websites, and you research websites that are found by students. Students feel more secured knowing they are getting true information.
Patricia
Our nursing students are provided with known trustworthy sites when we are researching topics and we tell them what to look for. They are encouraged to provide additional web sites they find helpful so we can vet those for future students.
Have them do fact-checking with two other sources. If they're going to use the internet, have them use three different websites. If they find any conflicting information from those three sources, they have to verify the information from a library reference.
