PECULIARITIES OF THE MODERN LEARNERS GENERATION UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE DIGITAL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The paper considers the peculiarities of the modern learners generation, the impact of digital technologies on their development. The modern generation of children is born and grows under the conditions of rapid development of digital technologies, digital transformation of many areas of social life, etc. Young people perceive these changes as daily phenomena, this is their ordinary world, in which they can orient easily and accept new formats of interaction naturally. In order to effectively teach young people, it is necessary to understand their motivational factors, ways of thinking, peculiarities of perception of learning material under the conditions of constant use of digital technologies and digital devices. The paper presents brief characteristics of generations according to the theory of generations by N. Howe and W. Strauss. The peculiarities of generations Y and Z, which are represented by modern students and pupils, respectively, are characterized. It is determined that the learning of generation Y representatives differs significantly from the learning of students of previous years. Modern students have a number of characteristics that radically change the traditional learning process. The peculiarities of generation Z, which includes modern students, is that they use technology more effectively. Thus, understanding these peculiarities of the learners' development, teachers can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the learning process. The findings describe the impact of digital technologies on the development of modern youth, namely, how children are involved in the use of digital technologies; how working in the online environment and communication using digital devices affects the development of the modern generation; how this differs from traditional ways of perceiving data, etc. Also, some negative consequences of the impact of digital technologies on modern youth, the most common threats to children's work on the Internet  and possible ways to ensure their information security are considered. The studies results showed the importance of taking into account the characteristics of the current learners' generation to determine ways of effective pedagogical interaction with them.