Understanding the Clip Thinking for the Benefit of the Educational Process

The article raises the issue of clip thinking among students in modern educational process and the importance of understanding this phenomenon by educators.The article deals with the problem of clip thinking as a particular way of thinking developed among children, teenagers and young adults.The study describes the circumstances under which this way of thinking was developed; the key features of this phenomenon are analyzed.It is pointed out that clip thinking, characterized by the reduced level of concentration, leads to attention deficit disorder, prolonged difficulty focusing on a lecture, procrastination, difficulty to focus on one topic for a long time, inability to develop deep understanding and make strong logical connections etc.Some positive and negative features of such way of thinking are analyzed.Among positive features is the ability to look through a big amount of information quickly, whereas the information perceived is rather simplified.Particular instructional strategies to be applied in an educational system today are discussed, namely it is pointed out that it is better to vary activities in such a way, that students could switch from quick overview to detailed analysis.The study points out some basic aspects to be taken into consideration while teaching present-day students, who mainly belong to the category of young adults with clip thinking.Among them are "attention grabbers" ̶ techniques to generate interest and hold the students' attention, using multimodal presentations, graphics, schemes, holding active discussions, debates, round tables, brainstorming techniques etc.Overall, it is necessary to change types of activities and involve different visual aids, as well as have more complicated tasks that require thorough preparation and extensive reading.The need for developing more complicated, creative assignments that would require longer preparation time, involving extensive reading or literature overview is highlighted.Журнал «Наукові інновації та передові технології»