Source Types and Selection Criteria for Undergraduates' Use of Online Information in World Geography

Abstract

In addition to more conventional resources, such as textbooks, students may benefit greatly from the wealth of current knowledge and varied viewpoints found on the internet. Students' source types and the criteria they use to evaluate the value of online material are studied in this article, which is part of a course assignment. Sixty-five first-year college students taking a global geography course in the autumn of 2015 were given a Google search for "oil price changes" and then asked to select the 20 websites they found most helpful in comprehending the subject. The research will help teachers better understand how their pupils may make responsible use of the internet for both schoolwork and personal development.