Research and Academic Skills Literature Review Assignment
Instructions: Topic of the Literature Review
"As digital technologies form an inextricable part of young people's everyday lives, some commentators claim that the current generation of learners think and learn differently from their predecessors. This study investigated the validity of this claim...to see whether there were any differences in their learning characteristics. The findings of the study showed that while students spent a large amount of time on digital technologies, the range of digital technologies they used was rather limited. There were also no practical generational differences in the technology use pattern and learning characteristics found in this study. The results of this study suggest that generation is not a determining factor in students' use of digital technologies for learning nor has generation had a radical impact on learning characteristics of higher education students." (Lai & Hong 2014)
Compare and contrast the views of different authors regarding the extent to which higher education students are exploiting the opportunities provided by digital technology to aid their learning.
The Purpose of your Literature Review is to:
• gather information on the issue,
• compare and contrast different authors' opinions or perspectives in relation to the topic,
• and synthesise authors' findings and perspectives relevant to the topic.
Total 1000 words.