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Most new students don't understand filesystems. https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z https://www.theverge.
by edent 2y ago
Most new students don't understand filesystems. https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-direc...
A directory structure is a skeuomorph which doesn't fit in with their search-first workflow.
I've not seen any articles about the clipboard - but I have watched people of all ages copy-type rather than copy 'n' paste.
The technologies you rely on don't match the mental model of most new computer users.
- imiric 2y ago> Most new students don't understand filesystems. That's not because the file/folder analogies are wrong or outdated, but because they don't use filesystems directly. My point is that it doesn't matter whether these concepts are used in the real world or not; they're just names. People don't understand the difference between the internet and the web, or why the program they use to access a web site is called a "browser", or even what a web "site" is, etc. Sometimes it's not possible to describe a digital concept using analogous terms from the real world, and that's OK. What's wrong is dismissing a technology based on the terms it uses, as TFA does.