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UNIT 2 Understanding the Learners 2.1 Generation of Learners Flashcards

1
Q

Generation of Learners Consists of approximately a _______ span (not all demographers and generation researchers
agree on the exact start/stop dates)

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10 year

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Generation of Learners has a unique set of ______

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values

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Reacts to the generation before them

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Generation of Learners

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Looks at their generation before them as the standard of comparison

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Generation of Learners

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Generation of Learners:

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  • The G.I. Generation (The Greatest Generation / Silent Generation)
  • The Traditionalist
  • The Baby Boomers
  • The Gen X
  • The Millennials
  • The Gen Z
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Born between 1922-1945

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Traditionalist

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value old-time morals,
safety, security, and consistency.

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Traditionalist

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They have more respect for brick-andmortar educational institutions and traditional lecture formats

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Traditionalist

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This generation favors conventional business models in the legal workplace and a top-down chain of command.

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Traditionalist

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Titles are important, and respect is given
based on positional authority.

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Traditionalist

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If a facilitator is viewed as being the “expert,” Traditionalists are less apt not to question credibility.

A

Traditionalist

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12
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Prefer to learn in the morning

Training and Learning Styles

A

Traditionalist

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Sage on the stage

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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Q and A

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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14
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Lecture

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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15
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Dislike being called on….

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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16
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Link learning organizational goals

Training and Learning Styles

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Traditionalist

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17
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Born between 1946-1964

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Baby Boomers

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Strong work ethic. Baby boomers aren’t afraid to put in a hard day
of work

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Baby Boomers

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This generation is independent and self-assured

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Baby Boomers

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Goal-centric

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Baby Boomers

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likes competition

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Baby Boomers

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Resourceful

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Baby Boomers

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Mentally focused

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Baby Boomers

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Team oriented

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Baby Boomers

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Disciplined

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Baby Boomers

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learned to put up with lecture formats, build and abide by
ground rules to encourage fairness with each other, role play and interact

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Baby Boomers

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More likely to live in twoincome household

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Baby Boomers

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28
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Have a basic feeling of
security

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Baby Boomers

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29
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More likely than others to focus on education

A

Baby Boomers

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30
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Have the higher level of
education

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Baby Boomers

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31
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88.8% of this generation
completed high school

A

Baby Boomers

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32
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live to WORK

A

Baby Boomers

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33
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Facilitated, instructor-led

Training and Learning Styles

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Baby Boomers

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34
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Interactive and group learning

Training and Learning Styles

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Baby Boomers

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35
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Need time to practice skills

Training and Learning Styles

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Baby Boomers

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36
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Prefer tactile learning

Training and Learning Styles

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Baby Boomers

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37
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Like books, and hand-outs

Training and Learning Styles

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Baby Boomers

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38
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Link learning to new ways to add value

Training and Learning Styles

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Baby Boomers

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38
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is the demographic cohort
following the baby boomers
and preceding the Millennials

A

GEN X

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39
Q

Demographers and
researchers typically use
birth years ranging from the
early-to-mid 1960s to the
early 1980s.

39
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dependent,
resourceful, and self-sufficient.
They value freedom and
responsibility in the workplace.

40
Q

Many in this generation display
a casual disdain for authority
and structured work hours

41
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  • They dislike being micromanaged and embrace a handsoff management philosophy.
42
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NIck-named the “why” generation

43
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Technology literate

44
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Work ethic = means to an end

45
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Crave attention and want immediate rewards

46
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“Just in time” learners

47
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Focus on outcomes versus techniques

Training and Learning Styles

48
Q

Make learning experiential, problem – solving

Training and Learning Styles

49
Q

Control over own learning

Training and Learning Styles

50
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Like parallel thinking

Training and Learning Styles

51
Q

Go with key points

Training and Learning Styles

52
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Flexibility in scheduling

Training and Learning Styles

53
Q

Link learning to their marketability

Training and Learning Styles

53
Q

also known as
Generation Y, are the
demographic cohort
following Generation X and
preceding Generation Z

A

Millennials

54
Q

Researchers and popular
media use the early 1980s as
starting birth years and the
mid-1990s to early 2000s as
ending birth years

A

Millennials

54
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The most salient characteristic of this generation is its comfort
with technology

A

Millennials

55
Q

Prensky (2001) refers to
them as digital natives, or people born into a technological world.

A

Millennials

56
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Edutainment - Both fun and learning

Training and Learning Styles

A

Millennials

57
Q

Teamwork and technology

A

Millennials

57
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Like discovery and mystery of unanswered questions

A

Millennials

58
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Mis-takes

A

Millennials

59
Q

Engage to retain info

A

Millennials

60
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Link learning to making a future (both making a difference and maming money)

A

Millennials

61
Q

“The ____________ will entirely recast the image
of youth, from downbeat and alienated to upbeat and
engaged – with potentially seismic consequences for
America.”
—Howe and Strauss, Millenials Rising, 2000

A

Millenial Generation

62
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”Find a job you enjoy and you will never
work for a day in your life.”

A

Millennials

63
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No feeling of “Company Loyalty”

A

Millennials

64
Q

If things are not working out, quit, there is
another job out there.

A

Millennials

65
Q

Menu-driven thinking

A

Millennials

66
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Digital natives

A

Millennials

67
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Work on their own terms

A

Millennials

68
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Think globally

A

Millennials

69
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Have positive expectations

A

Millennials

70
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Want customization

A

Millennials

71
Q

Desire interactivity

A

Millennials

72
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Express to express – not to impress

A

Millennials

73
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Multi-taskers

A

Millennials

74
Q

Desire mutual respect

A

Millennials

75
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Ready for collaboration

A

Millennials

76
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Are looking for a cause

A

Millennials

77
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Meaningful work

A

Millennials

78
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celebrate diversity

A

Millennials

79
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Acknowledgement for being here

A

Millennials

80
Q

Looking for an experience

A

Millennials

81
Q

Goal is to find work and create a life that has meaning

A

Millennials

82
Q

Traditionalists

Types of Learning

A

Informational learning

82
Q

Baby boomers

Types of Learning

A

Transformational learning

83
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Gen X

Types of Learning

A

Self-Directed learning

83
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Millenials

Types of Learning

A

Informal learning

84
Q

youngest of the five
generations, active in today’s economy. They are already the largest generation in the U.S.
and will represent 40 percent of the population in 2020

A

Generation Z

85
Q

First students to be born into a world with smartphones, tablets and computers

A

Generation Z

86
Q

They are social entrepreneurs and like their learning to have meaning and purpose

A

Generation Z

87
Q

Don’t stand for the status quo

A

Generation Z

88
Q

Born into an information revolution i.e from artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and drones, to virtual assistants

A

Generation Z

89
Q

They like to make and create

A

Generation Z

90
Q

They want to connect, collaborate and share

A

Generation Z

91
Q

Their social circle is global

A

Generation Z

92
Q

For Gen Z it’s easier to gain an audience, a stage, and the attention of the right people, i.3 Parkland students

A

Generation Z

93
Q

They talk in images and emojis and they prefer Youtube to TV.

A

Generation Z

94
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They like information in bite-sized chunks and prefer hands-on learning.

A

Generation Z

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