Author, as appears in the article.: Gallardo-Echenique E; Marqués-Molías L; Bullen M; Strijbos J
Department: Pedagogia
URV's Author/s: GALLARDO ECHENIQUE, ELIANA ESTHER / Marqués Molías, Luis
Keywords: University Thematic analysis Technology Students use Net generation Natives debate Millennials Internet Integrative literature review Experiences Everyday life Digital natives Digital learner Cyberkids Behavior
Abstract: © Gallardo-Echenique, Marqués-Moliacute;as, Bullen, and Strijbos. This paper reports on a literature review of the concept of Digital Natives and related terms. More specifically, it reports on the idea of a homogeneous generation of prolific and skilled users of digital technology born between 1980 and 1994. In all, 127 articles published between 1991 and 2014 were reviewed. On the basis of the findings, there appears to be no commonly-accepted definition of a Digital Native. The concept varies among individuals, societies, regions and nations, and also over time. Moreover, there are a number of variables other than age that may help us understand the nature of students' use of digital technologies. The so-called Digital Native literature demonstrates that despite students' high digital confidence and digital skills, their digital competence may be much lower than those of their digital teachers. Given the confusion surrounding Digital Native and its affiliates, we propose to unify them under the concept digital learners.
Thematic Areas: Pedagogical & educational research Interdisciplinar Historia Education & educational research Education Educació E-learning Ciencias sociales
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 14923831
Author's mail: luis.marques@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-3370-8016
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2196
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Review Of Research In Open And Distributed Learning. 16 (3): 156-187
APA: Gallardo-Echenique E; Marqués-Molías L; Bullen M; Strijbos J (2015). Let's talk about digital learners in the digital era. International Review Of Research In Open And Distributed Learning, 16(3), 156-187
Article's DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v16i3.2196
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2015
Publication Type: Journal Publications