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digital natives

digital natives is the plural of digital native.

Meaning of digital native

Noun

digital native (plural digital natives)

  1. A person who has grown up in an environment replete with digital interactions and ways of communicating, thought to increase difficulty with traditional nondigital teaching methods, work practices, etc.
    • This may potentially have a negative impact on the ultimate utility of this feedback method with present-day students who perceive themselves as ‘digital natives’.2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1085

Questions about digital natives

What is digital natives the plural of?
Digital natives is the plural of digital native.

Words near digital natives in the dictionary

  1. digital meter
  2. digital meters
  3. digital mind
  4. digital minds
  5. digital native
  6. digital natives
  7. digital nomad
  8. digital nomadism
  9. digital nomads
  10. digital on-screen graphic
  11. digital on-screen graphics

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