Preferencias en el uso de Internet, Televisión, Videoconsolas y Teléfonos móviles entre los menores de las Islas Baleares

Abstract

El artículo que se presenta a continuación se basa en un estudio desarrollado por parte del grupo de investigación “Educación y ciudadanía” de la Universidad de las Islas Baleares sobre equipamientos y uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación entre los menores de las Islas Baleares con edades comprendidas entre los 6 y los 14 años. En el presente documento presentamos resultados parciales de la investigación, centrados en la penetración y uso de Internet frente a otros medios de comunicación e información y/o dispositivos de ocio, concretamente: la televisión, el móvil y la videoconsola. AbstractThe article that follows it is based on a study on equipment and use of Information Technologies and Communication among children of the Balearic Islands aged between 6 and 14 years developed by the research group "Education and Citizenship” adscript to the University of the Balearic Islands. In this paper we present partial results of a wider investigation, focuseed on the penetration and use of the Internet compared to other media and information and entertainment devices, including: television, mobile and video games.

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“…The characteristics noticed in their students regarding fascination with social media, low frustration tolerance, an urge for immediacy, a shorter attention span and a lack of reflection match the results reported by McCrindle (2014); Vilanova & Ortega (2017); and Álvarez, Heredia & Romero (2019). The lack of reflection pointed out by the teachers is related to how Mut & Morey (2008) referred to these students as the "copy and paste" generation. The teacher figure is no longer believed to be the only reference for the students, and it is necessary to create powerful collaborative frameworks between schools and families.…”

“…They are proficient ICT users, many of the related skills having been self-taught, and they show a preference for visual information. Mut & Morey (2008) point out that these students tend to "copy-paste" in school, merely reproducing information without properly filtering, organizing, understanding and adapting it. Meanwhile, Vilanova & Ortega (2017) remark that the defining feature of this generation is irreverence.…”