Encouraging alternative forms of self expression in the generation Y student: a strategy for effective learning in the classroom
Date Submitted: 01/16/2004 16:19:19
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 5 pages (1348 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 5 pages (1348 words)
Abstract: A majority of students in the classrooms of colleges and universities today, are a product of a generation of latch key kids in which daycare, babysitters, television, and computers serve as surrogate parents. With the proliferation of technology, the internet, beepers and cell phones have become social lifelines for this generation. They are technology savvy, independent and resourceful. Conditioned to expect immediate gratification, these youth have shorter attention spans and also a low threshold …
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…integrate those factors into modern curriculum and teaching strategies.
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