Millenium Generation, Diversity And Academic Implications, La Generacion Del Milenio, Su Diversidad Y Sus Implicaciones En El Desarrollo Academico

An essential component of facilitating learning is understanding students. Learning styles, attitudes and approaches of high school students differ from college students, from adult learners or from a mother who is trying to balance her professional and personal life. This paper is oriented to research characteristics of FIN Tecate students to determine the diversity extent of the student population, the generation they belong to, their preferences with regards to teaching and learning methods and the level of comfort with technology. The results show that the majority of the student population belongs to the millennium generation. The results show that they feel comfortable working with computers and technology. However, they use it primary for social netwoking. Each educational institution must establish strategies to meet student expectations and must find their own answers particularly since students often span from broad ranges of ages, learning styles, communication and technology preferences. We strongly believe that understanding students is the first step to education effectiveness.