Wikipedia is not an Appropriate Resource for Students Online resources have become extremely remarkable for college students because they can easily have an access to these sources without having difficulty. However, some of these websites and resources cannot be appropriate, for academic studies require reliable resources in order to get reasonable and accurate data. One of these inappropriate websites is Wikipedia because people cannot trust information, essays, and articles that were written by unknown authors. For academic writing, students must have accurate information about authors and their studies in order to use their articles in their academic field. Otherwise, they cannot provide an acceptable academic paper if they use non-academic …show more content…
In this website, there is a considerable number of articles and essays that do not have authors’ information. Moreover, many editors can contribute in these articles and make changes in the original texts. According to Moran, “Deletionists on Wikipedia often rely on the argument that a contribution comes from an unreliable source with the editor deciding what is reliable.” Moran assumes that Wikipedia editors have the authority to rearrange articles and texts based on their perspectives and knowledges. Under these circumstances, college students can observe that there is a lack of accuracy in these articles that might not have known authors or reliable editors. On the other hand, students can use other peer reviewed articles that have known authors and editors from other websites such as Google Scholar, which can be more dependable than Wikipedia. These examples show that students should avoid using Wikipedia in their academic …show more content…
For example, in some languages there are various words that have different meanings, so Wikipedia translation can be misleading if it gives wrong synonyms. Moreover, people who know more than one language have found a considerable number of mistakes in Wikipedia articles’ that were translated to different languages. Gaillard, Boualem, and Collin conducted a research regarding query translation using Wikipedia, and they stated that translation can be a challenging task when they want to choose the most accurate translation for substitute texts due to a lack of information (par. 3). Obviously, if scientific texts have a few mistakes in words or concepts, their entire meanings will change, and this issue can impose a misleading beliefs upon an idea or research that are found on Wikipedia. College students must be precise when they read translated texts from Wikipedia because it can influence their knowledge and affect their studying as
I think the main idea from the article “How Google, Wikipedia Have Changed Our Lives – For Better and Worse” who was written by Jennifer Woodard is how this generation of people rely entirely too much on the internet to find their answers for school and everyday life. When people used to research for information they were looking for they could spend hours in the library, reading countless books to find their answers and even find more then what they were looking for. Now when researching people are so used to finding out what they want to know it only takes seconds to type in in your phone and find on Google your answer. Learning before there was computers or google, you had to listen to the whole lecture to get an understanding of everything
As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students, some professors have become increasingly concerned about the online, reader-produced encyclopedia. While plenty of professors have complained about the lack of accuracy or completeness of entries, and some have discouraged or tried to bar students from using it.
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...second using the search engine, people lose their motivation to read and the attention to think about the answer. (Crovitz 353) In Plato’s Phaedrus, Greek philosopher Socrates claims that people who get information without proper instruction as ignorant since they only conceit of the answer instead of the wisdom to find out and understand the answer. (Carr 341) With such access to information, we do spread information and expand human knowledge in a rapid rate. However, we lose our creativity, intelligence and the spirit of inquiry.
The best thing about Wikipedia is that it concisely provides topic wise systematic information on every topic for ‘short and quick reference’ of the summary on our search topic, a distinguishable and easy to note introduction. We also credit it for providing information in a very systematic and orderly manner and is quite too detailed in providing information and pictures on an article. Wikipedia is a good source for starting with basic information as it gives a summary in the beginning that almost gives the reader an approximate knowledge of what he is reading.
In today’s academic world many students are challenged when it comes to writing, or so they think. Many of them believe that they can go on the internet and use whatever is needed for the paper they are writing. Maybe it is a lack of knowledge or confidence that they are capable of expressing themselves on paper. The majority of the time many students procrastinate until the last minute to write a paper. There are few thing students need to learn about plagiarism such as what is plagiarism, how to cite sources correctly, methods of detecting plagiarism, and what academic punishment they face when caught.
Badke (2008) begins his article reminding us that Wikipedia although controversial is still the online encyclopedia of choice by 36% of the United States population according to Pew Internet & American Life Project’s findings. (As quoted by Badke, para. 1)
Walden University offers ample resources in academic writing centers and libraries to assist students in becoming efficient as professional scholar writers. Using Grammarly and Turnitin tools will help me to become a more scholarly and academically honest writer, providing feedback related to grammar, use of voice, and citation similarities.
My English 1310 course was taught by Professor Daniel Stuart. He taught us the concept of academic writing and why it is important. Academic writing is the process of down ideas, using a formal tone, deductive reasoning and third person. Writing done to carry out the requirements of a college or university on a research based level. It requires a starting point or introduction, followed by a thesis on the preferred topic, then comes proving and disproving of the evidence based arguments. Learning academic writing is important because it is a way to communicate our thoughts clearly and originality. It helps us think and see what evidence we can come up to contribute to that thinking. This course approached this idea of academic writing by
...when just using a website. When using a website you already knew what kind of article you had before reading it. Also many of the sources on the database were quite lengthy which made it harder to get information out of it. Although finding source wasn’t like what I was use to I was able to manage finding the ones I needed to complete the papers required for the class.
Writing can be very frustrating; laying your ideas out on paper so that others can grasp the concept you are trying to convey is a very difficult task. In Writing 101 I have learned how to formulate good theses that are arguable and also how to validate articles that have to do with my topic. The most important element of a paper is the thesis statement. It captures the reader's attention and tells them what the essay is about. Having a well-structured thesis along with evidence to support that thesis are the main ingredients to a well-written essay. I have also learned how important it is to research an author’s background to ensure their credibility. This is a very important step in writing because today we can find information on a topic, however, it is not valid. By researching the author, we can see if he or she is an expert in the area and so this would make his or her information more credible. There is a ...
Wikipedia is a frequent resource used by students who would much rather click on the first result given by a search engine such as google, than dwell on multiple books for hours. The main idea behind Wikipedia is to be a “free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it”, where volunteers constantly create impressive articles in countless topics. Although this is an idea was have learned to rely on; the open-editing policy they assess, where writers regardless of their background or experience can write or edit any topic of their choice is problematic. On a scholarly paper, students should avoid Wikipedia as their only source of information. However, if used, it should be used and analyzed with caution.
Now that we are living in an ever changing world, technology is viewed as the most resourceful tool in keeping up with the pace. Without the use of technology, communication would be limited to using mail for delivery and encyclopedias for research. Although technology has improved the way we communicate and find information for research, the information is not always valid. Unfortunately, for those of us who use the internet for shopping, research, or reading articles of personal interest the information is not treated the same as a your magazine or book. While such literature is reviewed by an editorial staff, internet literature or information can be published by anyone. In order to reap the full benefit of having the use of technology for any purpose, there are five basic criteria’s one must keep in mind as an evaluating tool for deciding whether or not the particular website is a reliable source for information.
My English 1310 course was taught by Professor Daniel Stuart. He taught us the concept of academic writing and why it is important. Academic writing is the process of breaking down ideas, using a formal tone, deductive reasoning and third person. Writing done to carry out the requirements of a college or university on a research based level. It requires a starting point or introduction, followed by a thesis on the preferred topic, then comes proving and disproving of the evidence based arguments.
Computer classrooms provide learning games for the students where their minds are being stimulated by simulations. This provides a visual and a fun way for students to learn and gain knowledge in a new context. Online learning can provide help with learning foreign languages in school. In the article “12 Good and Bad Parts of Online Education” by Mark Thoma which illustrates “International students often have trouble following lectures due to language problems. But with video lectures, they can watch the lectures repeatedly until they understand” (Thoma, paragraph 12). The students are able to listen and read from a technological device. Technology also enables students to access applications where they can learn a new culture and explore the background and history of the language. Google Cultural institute is a website that offers the collection and exhibit from museums and archives all around the world. This allows people to explore the cultures and languages to the dates that were first recorded. Students can stay informed on current events through the use of the internet. Social media for example Facebook and news websites allow for the users to stay informed of current events happening and how it is impacting the people. When students want to learn, they can research any information on the internet where new articles are constantly uploaded. Google Scholar is a website that allows people to access articles that are published by universities, academic sources, and preprint depositories. This ensures everyone is learning from multiple sources with the same evidence. Online education leads to higher student achievement because students are able to search for educational articles at any time of the