Is There a Need for Strict and Filtered Search Engine for Students?

by Mary Goldwin Freelance Writer In short, “does the need exist?” 
Don’t worry: this is not, by any means, a philosophical treatise on existence.  The question-slash-title is only a means to verify what we mean by “strict and filtered search engine.”  To arrive at the most convincing answer, the discussions have been pared into sections – each of which had been scattered below.

Students & Search engines
Students conduct most of their research queries through search engines.  They trust Google, Yahoo, and/or Bing to provide links to sites that possess answers, or meagre crumbs of which form their answers. 

Search engines, on the other hand, were successfully backed by algorithms and regular updates.  Unfortunately, big, gigantic search engines do have a chink on its armour.  The huge volume of search findings, somehow, stretches the pages – and not every finding is relevant to students’ search.

Students do not have forever to sift through these long pages of search engine results.  Their time is as precious as anyone else: some students work, others are actually parents, or take on different forms of responsibility.

If the usual search engines couldn’t deliver purely relevant materials, students need to opt for another, something better.   

Filtered searches     
A smaller, focused search engine, which administers a more restrictive search algorithm and limits its search on student-relevant keyword – this is what students need. 

Through this filtered engine, students are likely to cut the lengthy research-hour.  And when they do, they are empowered to proceed to the actual doing of their assignments.  They can draft their essay, they can verify their sources and they can even take a break.

Is there a need?
So, if you’re asking if there’s a need for a strict and filtered search engine, you’re probably going to hear the loud chorus of ‘yes’ among students.

Such search engine saves time: it allows them to find the sources that they’ve been rooting for.  It permits them to productively sift through their sources.   Without the mix of irrelevant search engine results, students may even enjoy the research process.

With a filtered search engine, students are also able to come across credible links.  They may need not stress over the necessity of ‘censoring’ or assessing their online sources.  And then of course, they must also combine their research findings with that of their physical researches. 

These physical research entails work done inside the library, the old archives section, inside a research centre, or face-to-face with a human-resource.  Combining these research results makes for a truly rich research experience.

Lastly, it is worth pointing out the fact that only few students knew about these filtered search engines.  To support the filtered search engine’s thriving and invariably help, students are encouraged to share it, too. 

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