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John A. Huss – InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 2023
Generation Z students are described as being our first "digital natives" who have grown up typing with their thumbs on smartphones and tuning out school-based interactions that do not capture their short attention spans. As Gen Z students occupy more post-secondary rosters for web based courses, they seek instructional models that…
Descriptors: College Students, Generational Differences, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
Zhanina U. Custodio; Teresita T. Rungduin; Emmanuel L. Cuevas; Rosana E. Cadiz; Therese Lyra Lyn L. Del Rosario; Kate Anjelline F. Dela Cruz; Maricris F. Egonia; Elieza Mae H. Estole – Support for Learning, 2025
Amid the pandemic, the education sector experienced rapid and profound transformations. Notably, the Philippines transitioned from traditional face-to-face instruction to the realm of distance learning, impacting students, particularly those with disabilities. This shift, called Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT), underscored the imperative of…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Special Education Teachers
Rashmi Chandel; Anumeha Bhagat; Anita S. Malhotra; Ravi Rohilla; Gurjit Kaur; Kiran Prakash – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
This research focuses on Generation Z (Gen Z) students, specifically those in nursing colleges. Gen Z individuals display unique characteristics in terms of thinking, personality, lifestyle, and learning preferences compared to preceding generations, necessitating adaptations in teaching methodologies within nursing schools. This study explores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Nursing Education, Nursing Students
Karakus, Mehmet; Courtney, Matthew; Aydin, Hasan – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2023
The present study explores the antecedents of first- and second-generation (1G and 2G) immigrant students' academic performance using PISA 2018 data. The study draws on an international sample of 11,582 students from 534 schools in 20 countries and focuses on PISA schools that catered to a mix of 1G and 2G students. The study explores the role…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Generational Differences, Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes
Seemiller, Corey; Clayton, Jason – Journal of College and Character, 2019
Generation Z, the postmillennial generation, has come to college. Their characteristics, motivations, and learning preferences, which differ from those of millennials, may require educators to rethink and redesign strengths-based education to ensure content and pedagogical approaches align with this new generation. This article offers suggestions…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, Cognitive Style
Correia Barreiro, Suamit; Bozutti, Daniel Fernando – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2017
Many people from generation Z are at the beginning of their academic activities. This generation has peculiar characteristics that might be a challenge in the labor market. Thus, instructors have a great role in their preparation. However, professors might face difficulties dealing with their specific characteristics. The research aims to carry…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Case Studies
Pan, Cheng-Chang; Pierre Lu, Ming-Tsan – International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 2015
This quantitative inquiry aimed to investigate plausible generational differences among Hispanic learners in the context of e-learning. The investigation examined students' technology ability, learning activity preference, attitude towards technology use, and instructional strategy orientation at a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) of higher…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Hispanic American Students
Nikirk, Martin – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
The "Millennial Generation" includes students enrolled in primary grades through high school. These students are also known as Digital Natives, Generation Why, the Net Generation, Generation Me, and i-Kids. The generation includes ages ranging from approximately 7 to 30. This is the generation who have always had technology integrated into their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Generational Differences, Media Literacy
Bauman, Whitney; Marchal, Joseph A.; McLain, Karline; O'Connell, Maureen; Patterson, Sara M. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2014
This essay provides an overview of the distinctive challenges presented to teaching and learning in religious and theological studies by the conditions and characteristics of "millennial" students. While the emerging literature on this generation is far from consistent, it is still instructive and important to engage, as students that…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Characteristics, Religious Education, Theological Education
Reed, Katherine – American Journal of Education, 2015
Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, a nationally representative sample of US high school students, I investigate how features of secondary schools influence the likelihood of Latino students completing high school. To do so, I introduce the concept of school incorporation, which includes school policies, school receptivity…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, High School Students, Institutional Characteristics, Hispanic American Students
Bekebrede, G.; Warmelink, H. J. G.; Mayer, I. S. – Computers & Education, 2011
There is a growing interest in the use of simulations and games in Dutch higher education. This development is based on the perception that students belong to the "gamer generation" or "net generation": a generation that has grown up with computer games and other technology affecting their preferred learning styles, social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement, Computer Simulation, Educational Games
Worley, Karen – Adult Learning, 2011
Faculty and administrators of higher education today face a challenge with their student populations, many of whom are part of what is known as the net generation. As students become more technologically advanced, faculty must be technologically ready to meet the needs of students. Many college faculty and administrators are from earlier…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Technological Advancement
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