Teachers Say that for Students Today ‘Research = Googling’
Teachers overwhelmingly say Google or other search engines tops list of sources their students use for research.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Teachers overwhelmingly say Google or other search engines tops list of sources their students use for research.
Just 58% of voters 18-29 identified as white non-Hispanics in 2012, compared to 74% in 2000.
Americans are almost evenly divided on the idea of limiting deductions for mortgage interest, with 47% approving and 44% disapproving – a difference of 3 percentage points.
Mobile phone owners like the convenience and ease of connectivity the devices offer, but rue that they can be interrupted more easily, have to pay the bills, and face bad connections.
About eight-in-ten Egyptians said last spring that a fair judiciary was very important to their nation’s future.
Most Americans (51%) said in a Nov. 8-11 survey they do not believe President Obama and Republicans in Congress will reach an agreement to avoid the “fiscal cliff.”
About four-in-ten Americans say they do not understand well or at all the tax and spending consequences of going over the fiscal cliff.
Just over half of adult cell phone owners used their devices during the last holiday season to help make a shopping decision while in a store.
About eight-in-ten parents of online teens say they worry about how much information advertisers can learn about their child’s online behavior, topping a list of privacy concerns.
Fully 85% of American adults own a cell phone, and the devices have become a portal for an ever-growing list of activities. Taking photos and texting top the list.
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