Originally Posted by MrLabGuy

Not like most of us didn't already know...

Falling exam passes blamed on Wikipedia 'littered with inaccuracies'

WIKIPEDIA and other online research sources were yesterday blamed for Scotland's falling exam pass rates.

Eleanor Coner, the SPTC's information officer, said: "Children are very IT-savvy, but they are rubbish at researching. The sad fact is most children these days use libraries for computers, not the books. We accept that as a sign of the times, but schools must teach pupils not to believe everything they read.

..."It's dangerous when the internet is littered with opinion and inaccurate information which could be taken as fact. ...

...Ms Coner said overuse of the internet also meant students did not develop interpretative skills. ...

...She said: "Pupils are in danger of believing what they read. It's part of our short-cut culture, where we will do anything to pass a test, without properly engaging with the information or questions that are being asked.

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