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Sheldrake, Rosie; Watkin, Neal – Teaching History, 2013
The development of communications technology in recent years has not only changed the ways in which students can access their world: it also changes the way they think about it. Sheldrake and Watkin draw here upon work that characterises the way in which the "iGeneration" think about the world around them, and suggest ways in which…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Lesson Plans, Learning Activities, Culturally Relevant Education
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Thompson, Penny – Computers & Education, 2013
This study investigated the claims made in the popular press about the "digital native" generation as learners. Because students' lives today are saturated with digital media at a time when their brains are still developing, many popular press authors claim that this generation of students thinks and learns differently than any generation that has…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Land Grant Universities, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
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Romero, Marc; Guitert, Montse; Sangra, Albert; Bullen, Mark – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Some authors have stated that university students born after 1982 have been profoundly influenced by digital technologies, showing different characteristics when compared to previous generations. However, it is worth asking if that is a current observable phenomenon. Are those students born after the 80s really more familiar with ICT tools than…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Technology Uses in Education, Profiles, Computer Use
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Wessels, P. L.; Steenkamp, L. P. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2009
Generation Y students (born after 1982) have developed a different set of attitudes and aptitudes as a result of growing up in an IT and media-rich environment. This article has two objectives: firstly to discuss the learning styles preferred by generation Y students in order to identify the effect of these preferences on tertiary education in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Economics Education