Young people trust Google too much

In a new study, 102 students from the University of Illinois in Chicago sat at computers and performed information-retrieving tasks, while videos recorded their activity on screen. Researchers found that what matters to students when tracking down info isn’t the quality of the site, but where it ranks on a brand-name search engines page, like Google or Yahoo or AOL. "Just because younger people grew up with the Web doesn’t mean they’re universally savvy with it," said Eszter Hargittai, one of the study’s researchers from Northwestern University. "Educators should show specific websites in class and talk about why a source is or isn’t credible."

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