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Generational Cohorts and Educational Trends: A Century of Change from the Lost Generation to Gen Beta.

This paper examines the basic characteristics and educational trends of generational cohorts from the Lost Generation to today's Alpha Generation. After providing a review of the literature on previous social generations, we examine what motivates Alpha students in and out of the classroom and sugge...

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Publicado en:Academicus no. 32; pp. 102 - 120
Autores principales: Makarevicius, Algirdas, Harttrup, Philip, Rajan, Panthayil Babu
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Academicus 2025
Materias:
Age groups
Artificial intelligence
Critical thinking
Digital natives
Motivation (Psychology)
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Sumario:This paper examines the basic characteristics and educational trends of generational cohorts from the Lost Generation to today's Alpha Generation. After providing a review of the literature on previous social generations, we examine what motivates Alpha students in and out of the classroom and suggest pedagogical approaches and recommendations on how to keep this generation motivated to learn. Finally, we conclude by looking at the upcoming so-called Beta generation and what we can expect next.