Informative Synthesis on Millennials
Nicholas, Arlene J; Stapleton, Wen, Starrett, & Kilburn and Wilson, Maureen offer a variety of opinions on Millennials, They explain who they are, their vast knowledge on technology and online courses, and receiving timely feedback. The opinions of these authors vary and at times contradict each other due to some of the surveys conducted, they also agreed on other subjects even though their papers had nothing to do with each other. The reader will read and be able to understand who the Millennials are, how each author views them, and how they utilize technology, and whether they prefer to do online courses and the importance of timely Feedback.
Who are the Millennials?
When it comes to the Millennial generation, …show more content…
More emphasis should be placed on learning tasks, learner characteristics, student motivation, and the instructor” (p 102). The perceived notion that Millennials enjoy being online and therefore enjoy taking online courses is an inaccurate statement. Stapleton et al, found that “only 26% of the Millennials reported being satisfied with online courses as compared to other generations” (p. 102). The reason for their dislike was that they preferred to work and interact “face to face” and “preferred limited or no use of technology in the classroom” (Stapleton, Wen, Starrett, & killburn, 2007, p. …show more content…
Wilson agrees that Millennial students need to receive prompt feedback from the faculty upon completion of any given task. Feedback is a mechanism used to have the student make corrections to assignments and to determine their own character. She also emphasizes that students who interact with faculty have a better outlook than those that do not. “Students’ ability to hear and respond to suggestions and criticisms depends on their cognitive complexity and emotional maturity. Therefore, educators must provide feedback according to the needs and abilities of a particular student and understand the role of support in the developmental process” (Wilson, 2004, p. 62).
The paper written by Stapleton et al., (2007) found that instructor and student interaction was the most significant contributor to perceived learning (p. 104). Millennials believed that feedback for online courses did not work well due to the delay in responsiveness and the lack of collaboration from the faculty. Nicholas, in the other hand received feedback for the survey questions where students stated that they learned and retained more information if they took small quizzes rather than long tests, they worked problems and learn by solving
Nicholas, Arlene J; Stapleton, Wen, Starrett, & Kilburn and Wilson, Maureen offer a variety of opinions on Millennials, They explain who they are, their vast knowledge on technology and online courses, and receiving timely feedback. The opinions of these authors vary and at times contradict each other due to some of the surveys conducted, they also agreed on other subjects even though their papers had nothing to do with each other. The reader will read and be able to understand who the Millennials are, how each author views them, and how they utilize technology, and whether they prefer to do online courses and the importance of timely Feedback.
Who are the Millennials?
When it comes to the Millennial generation, …show more content…
More emphasis should be placed on learning tasks, learner characteristics, student motivation, and the instructor” (p 102). The perceived notion that Millennials enjoy being online and therefore enjoy taking online courses is an inaccurate statement. Stapleton et al, found that “only 26% of the Millennials reported being satisfied with online courses as compared to other generations” (p. 102). The reason for their dislike was that they preferred to work and interact “face to face” and “preferred limited or no use of technology in the classroom” (Stapleton, Wen, Starrett, & killburn, 2007, p. …show more content…
Wilson agrees that Millennial students need to receive prompt feedback from the faculty upon completion of any given task. Feedback is a mechanism used to have the student make corrections to assignments and to determine their own character. She also emphasizes that students who interact with faculty have a better outlook than those that do not. “Students’ ability to hear and respond to suggestions and criticisms depends on their cognitive complexity and emotional maturity. Therefore, educators must provide feedback according to the needs and abilities of a particular student and understand the role of support in the developmental process” (Wilson, 2004, p. 62).
The paper written by Stapleton et al., (2007) found that instructor and student interaction was the most significant contributor to perceived learning (p. 104). Millennials believed that feedback for online courses did not work well due to the delay in responsiveness and the lack of collaboration from the faculty. Nicholas, in the other hand received feedback for the survey questions where students stated that they learned and retained more information if they took small quizzes rather than long tests, they worked problems and learn by solving