Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digital native

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: dig-i-tal -na-tive
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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’."
"[T]he overall profile of younger demographics (35% aged 21–30) implied that age should be considered in terms of the difference in AI familiarity between younger professionals, who expressed greater knowledge management skills regarding AI strategic knowledge management, which is a finding that does not sit well with assumptions of automatic transfer of digital native to organizational competency."

Etymology

Coined by education consultant Marc Prensky in 2001.

Inflected Forms

digital natives (plural)

Phrases

non-digital native

Antonyms

digital immigrant non-digital native digital naive

Questions

What does digital native mean?: 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.
Where does digital native come from?: Coined by education consultant Marc Prensky in 2001.

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