Children and youth expect more technological competence as a subject of study

In order to study the “Future of Education Report 2023”, providing tutoring to service providers GoStudent
It surveyed more than 12,000 students and parents in Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Great Britain.

Kids want more technology in the classroom

More than three quarters of children and young people in Germany (77 percent) would like schools to impart more knowledge about technology in order to prepare them for working life. At the same time, more than half of children in Germany (57%) believe that school does not prepare them for their dream job. Fifty-nine percent of parents agree – the highest value among the six European countries surveyed.

Only 40% of children and young people in Germany think their teachers are tech-savvy and encourage them to use technology. This is the lowest result among the six countries surveyed in Europe (Spain: 63 percent, Italy: 52 percent).

Low technological literacy among teachers

However, children in Germany show interest in technology-related topics such as robotics (46 percent), artificial intelligence (46 percent), and video programming (46 percent), with boys more interested in these topics than girls. Among the different digital media, children and youth mainly use social media (80 percent), video content (78 percent), and apps (77 percent) to learn. They believe technology plays an important role in their education and consider it useful for their future careers (77 percent).

Overall, 68 percent of students in Germany believe that technology makes learning easier. 84 percent of those who know the Metaverse believe it will have a positive impact on their education.

High expectations for technology-enhanced learning by 2050

44% of children and young people in Germany are convinced that education will be more technology-oriented in the future and expect widespread use of digital and interactive content and virtual classrooms by 2050. This puts them above the European average of 33%.

Views of the metaverse are relatively similar across the six European countries surveyed. Children and young people in Germany are excited about the opportunity to experience professions in the Metaverse (66 percent) and to learn from other inspiring people as educators (54 percent). Majorities also think learning in the Metaverse is more fun (65 percent) and more effective (57 percent).