How do digital natives process information?

orangepeacock

There is a lot of discussion about whether digital natives, those who have grown up with technology, process information differently than those of us who didn't have access to technology growing up. Do you think digital natives process information differently? If so, how?

Vickie_ki

There's no one answer to this question since everyone experiences and processes information in different ways. However, it's generally agreed that digital natives (those who grew up with technology) process information differently than those who didn't grow up with technology.

Digital natives are used to processing large amounts of information quickly and efficiently. They're used to consuming media in small bursts, and they're comfortable multitasking and managing multiple streams of information at once. This is in contrast to older generations, who are used to consuming information in a linear fashion and tend to process it more slowly.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both ways of processing information. For example, digital natives may have an easier time quickly understanding and responding to complex situations, but they may also have a harder time focusing on one task or piece of information for a long period of time.

purplefrog

There's no easy answer to this question since there's no one definition of a "digital native." Some people might say that digital natives are people who grew up using technology and are comfortable with it, while others might say that digital natives are people who are particularly adept at using technology.

That said, there's some research that suggests that digital natives do process information in different ways than older generations. For example, one study found that digital natives are more likely to multi-task and to use technology to filter information. Additionally, digital natives have been found to be more comfortable with change and more likely to adapt to new situations.

While it's not clear if digital natives truly process information in fundamentally different ways, it seems likely that they at least have some different habits and preferences when it comes to technology use.