Patterns and challenges of intelligent academic information consumption in university students
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This research is of a descriptive quantitative nature, taking as a population the students of the Virtual University of the State of Guanajuato (UVEG) to determine the intelligent consumption of academic information. An online form-type survey was applied to a sample of 26 students, with five sections that measured the behavior of consumption habits, verification strategies and the use of digital skills in the learning process and their impacts. The results revealed that most students spend one to three hours a day consulting reliable sources, mainly digital libraries and academic databases; however, there is little mastery of bibliographic managers and poor organization of digital information. The results point to the need to digitally literacy students and develop more efficient strategies for verifying sources in the evaluation process, since their practices remain superficial and poorly systematized. The research highlights the importance of establishing training programs that develop skills and integrate technology in the first semesters to ensure responsible consumption of academic information and generate evidence for educational policies that improve quality and fair access in digital environments.
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