Nativos digitais versus imigrantes digitais: análise interpretativista das diferenças no uso das TIC em seu cotidiano e sua percepção do ensino na atualidade

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss changes in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in two partcipanting groups: the digital natives and digital immigrants. Therefore it means to (1) identify the media being used in these two contexts and the differences in use between the two groups (2) identify how different groups use the tools available in the new technologies and finally (3) what the participants think about teaching and learning today. This research, of interpretive basis, aims to bring contributions to inquiries related to the diferente participaning groups and how this affects their relations in their everyday lives. This study is theoretically supported by the Social-Historical-Cultural Theory from the work of Vygotsky (1978/1997; 1930/1998; 1934/2009; 2001), and later by Engeström (1987) Leontiev (1977/2009), which focuses on the development and learning of individuals in a particular context; Theory of Information Society by Harry Pross (1971), Castells (2000) and Baitello Jr. (2005), reviewing the solutions provided by computing resources for the generation and use of information; in digital literacy and the necessary characteristics and skills according to multiliteracy theories of Kress and Van Leeuwen (2001), Jenkins (2007) and Rojo (2013). The collection of data used were questionnaires and semi-structured interviews conducted with young people aged between 13 and 15 years and adults from 27 to 53. The data were analyzed according to Bardin's content analysis (1977)