Hi,
Sorry for bad format of initial posting. What I was trying to say was
what was overlooked in the content of the program was how the nature of
the assignment facilitates or discourages such "copy and paste
research". If the assignments requires the student to draw own
conclusions, justify own opinion with facts, recognize a relationship,
identify similarities and differences etc. they can not simply copy and
paste from a source. Asking students to identify shared attributes of
capitol cities, rather than "do a report on" one capitol city results
in a very different finished product and level of learning.
As to the use of cell phones and PDA's to cheat, again it is the nature
of the question being asked. If all that is needed is to know and plug
data into a formula then access to the formulas will suffice. If
however the question requires recognizing the context for applying
different formulas than just the formula won't lead to success on the
exam. In this day and age memorizing formulas is insignificant. What
is important is knowing when to apply which one.
What bothered me most was the student's attitudes. A big step could be
taken in making much of the high tech processes identified pointless if
the assignments required interpretation not regurgitation of
information.
M. Ellen Jay
Professional Development Consultant
Library Media Services
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