Overview
Exploring Cultural and Behavioral Variances Among Generation Z Students with High Short Video Application (SVA) Usage: A Focus on Academic Success and Struggle
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Timeline: Oct 2024 - Dec 2024
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Team: Cindy Lopez, Shivam Shukla
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Role: Literature review, Demographic and Thematic analysis, Brainstorming, User-experience analysis, Research boarding, Significant findings and Results.
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Tools: FigJam, MIRO, Slides & Spreadsheet
Process
Introduction
This project emphasizes an exploration of the cognitive impact of short video applications on Generation Z's learning experience. It aims to uncover how digital media shapes their educational journey and attention spans.
Delving into the intersection of technology and education, the background sets the stage by examining Gen Z's unique relationship with digital media, particularly focusing on the growing influence of short video platforms in their daily lives.
We explore key themes from existing literature: the changing landscape of digital learning, attention span dynamics in the digital age, and the psychological impacts of media consumption on youth.
Background
Three literature themes
Research Questions
The project centres around questions: How do SVAs affect Gen Z’s learning? What are the implications for their attention and cognitive development?
Employing a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including surveys, interviews, and data analysis, the project aims to develop deep insights into Gen Z’s digital learning patterns.
Methods
The results aim to predict how SVAs influence Gen Z's learning and attention, offering a nuanced view of their interaction with digital media.
Results
This section discusses the broader implications of research findings, offering vital insights for educators and content creators in shaping future digital learning strategies.
Impact
Acknowledging the constraints of our research, this part reflects on the limitations, providing a balanced view and suggesting areas for future investigation.
Limitations
Research process
Our research was detailed and focused. We started by choosing keywords for a thorough search across databases like Google Scholar, ACM Library, and PubMed. We set clear rules to pick the most relevant studies. Our strategy balanced reading and writing, organizing our findings systematically, and evaluating each study's relevance. This method helped us form a solid argument, showing where research agrees or differs, leading to clear conclusions.
Navigating the Research: A Strategic Approach
This flowchart outlines our strategic approach to UX research, beginning with the selection of relevant research papers and spanning the entire process to the final communication of our findings. It maps out the thoughtful journey from the initial literature review to the extraction of relevant data, analysis, and synthesis. Each step is a calculated move towards understanding and innovation, ensuring that our final insights are not only comprehensive but also actionable for real-world application.
Collaborative Visions: Our Miro Board Exploration
Through this shared digital canvas, we've identified three main themes that are crucial to our research topics. It's a space where collective insights become clear, guiding us to innovate and forge paths that are both user-centric and forward-thinking.
Explore our Research analysis
Curious about the cognitive effects of digital media on Gen Z? Click below to delve into our detailed research findings. Inside, you'll find our comprehensive introduction, background context, and the three pivotal literature themes that shaped our inquiry. Our research questions, methodology, and the significant results we uncovered are laid out, along with the practical impact and the limitations we encountered. It's a full exploration of our journey into understanding the digital generation.
Detailed Literature review
Dive into our in-depth analysis, where we lay out the backdrop, dissect through three major literature themes, and pose the probing questions that drove our study.