U2.1 - Understanding the Learners (Different Generations)

Question 1

Different Generations of Learners

Answer 1

1. The G.I. Generation (The Greatest Generation / Silent Generation)
2. The Traditionalist
3. The Baby Boomers
4. The Gen X
5. The Millennials
6. The Gen Z
7. The Gen Alpha

Question 2

The different generations of learners consist of approximately ____-year span.

Answer 2

10

Question 3

T/F:
Each generation of learners has a unique set of values.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T/F:
Every generation of learners reacts to the generation before them

Answer 4

True

Question 5

T/F:
Every generation of learners looks at their generation before them as the standard of comparison

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Identify the generation of learners:
Born between 1922-1945

Answer 6

Traditionalist

Question 7

Identify the generation of learners:
value old-time morals, safety, security, and consistency

Answer 7

Traditionalist

Question 8

Identify the generation of learners:
have more respect for brick-and- mortar educational institutions and traditional lecture formats

Answer 8

Traditionalist

Question 9

Identify the generation of learners:
favors conventional business models in the legal workplace and a top-down chain of command

Answer 9

Traditionalist

Question 10

Identify the generation of learners:
Titles are important, and respect is given based on positional authority.

Answer 10

Traditionalist

Question 11

Identify the generation of learners:
If a facilitator is viewed as being the “expert,” they are less apt not to question credibility.

Answer 11

Traditionalist

Question 12

Traditionalists:
6 Training and Learning Styles

Answer 12

1. Prefer to learn in the morning
2. Sage on the stage
3. Lecture
4. Q and A
5. Dislike being called on….
6. Link learning organizational goals

Question 13

Identify the generation of learners:
Born between 1946-1964

Answer 13

Baby Boomers

Question 14

Identify the generation of learners:
Strong work ethic; aren’t afraid to put in a hard day of work

Answer 14

Baby Boomers

Question 15

Identify the generation of learners:
independent and self-assured

Answer 15

Baby Boomers

Question 16

Identify the generation of learners:
like competition and goal-centric

Answer 16

Baby Boomers

Question 17

Identify the generation of learners:
Resourceful and disciplined

Answer 17

Baby Boomers

Question 18

Identify the generation of learners:
mentally focused and team-oriented

Answer 18

Baby Boomers

Question 19

Identify the generation of learners:
learned to put up with lecture formats, build and abide by ground rules to encourage fairness with each other, role play and interact

Answer 19

Baby Boomers

Question 20

Identify the generation of learners:
More likely to live in two-income household

Answer 20

Baby Boomers

Question 21

Identify the generation of learners:
Have a basic feeling of security

Answer 21

Baby Boomers

Question 22

Identify the generation of learners:
More likely than others to focus on education

Answer 22

Baby Boomers

Question 23

Identify the generation of learners:
Have the higher level of education

Answer 23

Baby Boomers

Question 24

Identify the generation of learners:
88.8% of this generation completed high school

Answer 24

Baby Boomers

Question 25

Identify the generation of learners: live to WORK

Answer 25

Baby Boomers

Question 26

Baby Boomers: 6 Training and Learning Strategies

Answer 26

1. Facilitated, instructor-led 2. Interactive and group learning 3. Need time to practice skills 4. Prefer tactile learning 5. Like books, and hand-outs 6. Link learning to new ways to add value

Question 27

Identify the generation of learners: the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the Millennials.

Answer 27

Gen X

Question 28

Identify the generation of learners: birth years ranging from the early-to-mid 1960s to the early 1980s.

Answer 28

Gen X

Question 29

Identify the generation of learners: independent, resourceful, and self-sufficient; value freedom and responsibility in the workplace

Answer 29

Gen X

Question 30

Identify the generation of learners: Many in this generation display a casual disdain for authority and structured work hours.

Answer 30

Gen X

Question 31

Identify the generation of learners: dislike being micro- managed and embrace a hands-off management philosophy.

Answer 31

Gen X

Question 32

Identify the generation of learners: nicknamed the "WHY" generation

Answer 32

Gen X

Question 33

Identify the generation of learners: technologically literate

Answer 33

Gen X

Question 34

Identify the generation of learners: work ethic = means to an end

Answer 34

Gen X

Question 35

Identify the generation of learners: crave attention and want immediate rewards

Answer 35

Gen X

Question 36

Identify the generation of learners: "just in time" learners

Answer 36

Gen X

Question 37

3 characteristics common with millennials and gen x

Answer 37

1. digital savviness 2. eagerness to lead 3. driven by purpose

Question 38

Identify the generation of learners: confident leading with empathy

Answer 38

Gen X

Question 39

4 characteristics common with boomers and gen x

Answer 39

1. employer-loyal 2. virtual team leaders 3. execution-focused 4. identifying and developing talents

Question 40

Identify the generation of learners: strong desire for external mentoring and development

Answer 40

Gen X

Question 41

Generation X: 7 Training and Learning Strategies

Answer 41

1. Focus on outcomes versus techniques 2. Make learning experiential, problem-solving 3. Control over own learning 4. Like parallel thinking 5. Go with key points 6. Flexibility in scheduling 7. Link learning to their marketability

Question 42

Millennials are also known as?

Answer 42

Generation Y

Question 43

Identify the generation of learners: the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z

Answer 43

Millennials

Question 44

Identify the generation of learners: early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years

Answer 44

Millennials

Question 45

Identify the generation of learners: The most salient characteristic of this generation is its comfort with technology.

Answer 45

Millennials

Question 46

Identify the generation of learners: Prensky (2001) refers to them as digital natives, or people born into a technological world.

Answer 46

Millennials

Question 47

Generation Y/ Millennials: 6 Training and Learning Strategies

Answer 47

1. Edutainment (education and entertainment) - both fun and learning 2. mis-takes 3. teamwork and technology 4. like discovery and mystery of unanswered questions 5. engaged to retain info 6. link learning to making a future (both making a difference and making money)

Question 48

T/F: The Millennial Generation will entirely recast the image of youth, from downbeat and alienated to upbeat and engaged – with potentially seismic consequences for America.

Answer 48

True; according to Howe and Strauss, Millenials Rising, 2000

Question 49

Identify the generation of learners: digital natives and menu-driven thinking

Answer 49

Millennials

Question 50

Identify the generation of learners: work on their own terms and want customization

Answer 50

Millennials

Question 51

Identify the generation of learners: think globally and have positive expectations

Answer 51

Millennials

Question 52

Identify the generation of learners: desire interactivity and mutual respect, ready for collaboration

Answer 52

Millennials

Question 53

Identify the generation of learners: express to express, not to impress

Answer 53

Millennials

Question 54

Identify the generation of learners: multi-taskers

Answer 54

Millennials

Question 55

Identify the generation of learners: are looking for a cause and value meaningful work

Answer 55

Millennials

Question 56

Identify the generation of learners: celebrate diversity and acknowledgement for being here

Answer 56

Millennials

Question 57

Identify the generation of learners: looking for an experience

Answer 57

Millennials

Question 58

Identify the generation of learners: work to live; goal is to find work and create a life that has meaning

Answer 58

Millennials

Question 59

Identify the generation of learners: "Find a job you enjoy and you will never work for a day in your life."

Answer 59

Millennials

Question 60

Identify the generation of learners: no feeling of "company loyalty"

Answer 60

Millennials

Question 61

Identify the generation of learners: "If things are not working out, quit, there is another job out there."

Answer 61

Millennials

Question 62

Identify the generation of learners: informational learning

Answer 62

Traditionalists

Question 63

Identify the generation of learners: Transformational learning

Answer 63

Baby Boomers

Question 64

Identify the generation of learners: Self-directed learning

Answer 64

Generation X

Question 65

Identify the generation of learners: Informal learning

Answer 65

Millenials

Question 66

Identify the generation of learners: They are already the largest generation in the U.S. and will represent 40 percent of the population in 2020

Answer 66

Gen Z

Question 67

Identify the generation of learners: first students to be born into a world with smartphones, tablets, and computers

Answer 67

Gen Z

Question 68

Identify the generation of learners: social entrepreneurs and like learning to have meaning and purpose

Answer 68

Gen Z

Question 69

Identify the generation of learners: don't stand for the status quo

Answer 69

Gen Z

Question 70

Identify the generation of learners: born into an information revolution (i.e. artificial intelligence)

Answer 70

Gen Z

Question 71

Identify the generation of learners: like to make and create

Answer 71

Gen Z

Question 72

Identify the generation of learners: want to connect, collaborate, and share

Answer 72

Gen Z

Question 73

Identify the generation of learners: social circle is global

Answer 73

Gen Z

Question 74

Identify the generation of learners: it's easier to gain an audience, a stage, and the attention of the right people

Answer 74

Gen Z

Question 75

Identify the generation of learners: like to talk in images and emojis, prefer Youtube to TV.

Answer 75

Gen Z

Question 76

Identify the generation of learners: like information in bite-sized chunks and prefer hands-on learning

Answer 76

Gen Z

Question 77

Identify the generation of learners: born from 2010-2025

Answer 77

Gen Alpha

Question 78

Identify the generation of learners: first generation entirely born within the 21st century

Answer 78

Gen Alpha

Question 79

Identify the generation of learners: also known as the iGeneration

Answer 79

Gen Alpha

Question 80

Identify the generation of learners: children of millennials

Answer 80

Gen Alpha

Question 81

Identify the generation of learners: predicted to be highly immersed in technologies

Answer 81

Gen Alpha

Question 82

Identify the generation of learners: described to be born with a tech thumb and can very well navigate a gadget before starting to read

Answer 82

Gen Alpha

Question 83

Identify the generation of learners: Teachers of this generation will have to be more open-minded and ready to understand them in the new global age.

Answer 83

Gen Alpha