College Freshmen Struggle With Tech Literacy

snow_man writes to mention an article on the E-Commerce News site about techno-literacy problems with incoming college freshmen. Some schools, like CSU, are planning on including a technology comprehension test alongside their English and Math evaluations for new students. From the article: "Not all of Generation M can synthesize the loads of information they're accessing, educators say. 'They're geeky, but they don't know what to do with their geekdom,' said Barbara O'Connor, a Sacramento State communications studies professor involved in a nationwide effort to hone students' computer-research skills. On a recent nationwide test to measure their technological 'literacy' -- their ability to use the Internet to complete class assignments -- only 49 percent of the test-takers correctly evaluated a set of Web sites for objectivity, authority and timeliness. Only 35 percent could correctly narrow an overly broad Internet search."

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Do you honestly think freshman care?

[BlackTriangle]

They've got way better things to do, like boozing dancing partying and fucking. and they couldn't care less about you. and they've even got better marks than you, cuz they're not little whiny losers commuting while living in their parent's bedroom. you slashdot shits can be playah hatas all you want!

Re:What about non-internet sources?

[ravenshrike]

Define credible. Current "credible" sources have the 2nd amendment as:

A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed when in fact the ONLY ratified version of the amendment is

A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The only major example of the former is from a rough draft of the BoR when the 2nd was still the 4th.

that's a coincidence

[larry bagina]

Slashdot editors struggle with heterosexuality.