More than four hours a day are spent learning with notebooks, smartphones and tablets
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 10:02 am
Parents demand faster digitization of schools
Dare to speed things up, increase investments and strengthen skills: If it is up to the parents of school-age children, the digitization of schools must be accelerated. This is the result of a representative survey of around 1,000 parents with at least one child aged six to 18 in their own household. According to the survey, three out of four parents (77 percent) believe that the digitization of schools is going too slowly - for four out of ten (40 percent) it is even much too slow. The vast majority are generally positive about digitization. 85 percent see it as an opportunity for schools. In contrast, only 10 percent see it as a risk. When looking at their children's schools, most parents see a great need to catch up. Eight out of ten (83 percent) are of the opinion that more investment should be made in IT and equipment with digital devices. The status quo is rated as only mediocre. On the school grading scale, parents give the equipment with digital devices an average of 3- (3.4 - "satisfactory"). The verdict on the availability of internet access is also "satisfactory" (3.2). The schools were each rated 4+ ("sufficient") for the availability of WiFi in classrooms (3.5), the condition of the digital devices (3.6) and help with IT problems (3.6). Parents are demanding more centralization from politicians. Eight out of ten (78 percent) see federalism as a brake on the digitization of schools. Seven out of ten (69 percent) are in favor of the federal government having more decision-making powers in education policy. "Parents paint a mexico gambling data rather sobering picture of the digitization of schools and expect the pace to pick up. The corona pandemic has massively accelerated digitization in many areas, and we need this acceleration in schools too," says Bitkom CEO Dr. Bernhard Rohleder. "Parents of schoolchildren are already under multiple pressures during the corona pandemic. If digital teaching doesn't work, parents have to play the role of teaching assistants on top of everything else."
Digital learning is standard in most households. In eight out of ten parents' homes (78 percent), children use a digital device every day in connection with learning or preparing for school. A further 16 percent also learn digitally in principle, but not every day. 4 percent of parents say that digital devices are not used at all. The average screen learning time is 4 hours and 20 minutes a day. The range between intensive and low use is large, however: in one in four parents' homes (26 percent) with children who use a digital device for school, the daily usage time is six hours or more per child, for three out of ten (29 percent) it is five to less than six hours, and for 9 percent it is four to less than five hours. For 34 percent it is one to less than four hours, and for 3 percent less than one hour. "The average screen learning time, at more than four hours, is pretty close to the length of a traditional classroom day. If the quality of the digital learning offering is right, knowledge gaps due to school closures can largely be avoided,” says Rohleder.
In two out of three parents' homes (63 percent), students have their own digital device. In one in five parents' homes (20 percent), children can use one of their parents' devices. In 7 percent of parents' homes, several children share their own device. In 4 percent of parents' homes, a device provided by the school is used. Notebooks are a particularly popular device category, and are used for school work in two out of three households (65 percent).
Dare to speed things up, increase investments and strengthen skills: If it is up to the parents of school-age children, the digitization of schools must be accelerated. This is the result of a representative survey of around 1,000 parents with at least one child aged six to 18 in their own household. According to the survey, three out of four parents (77 percent) believe that the digitization of schools is going too slowly - for four out of ten (40 percent) it is even much too slow. The vast majority are generally positive about digitization. 85 percent see it as an opportunity for schools. In contrast, only 10 percent see it as a risk. When looking at their children's schools, most parents see a great need to catch up. Eight out of ten (83 percent) are of the opinion that more investment should be made in IT and equipment with digital devices. The status quo is rated as only mediocre. On the school grading scale, parents give the equipment with digital devices an average of 3- (3.4 - "satisfactory"). The verdict on the availability of internet access is also "satisfactory" (3.2). The schools were each rated 4+ ("sufficient") for the availability of WiFi in classrooms (3.5), the condition of the digital devices (3.6) and help with IT problems (3.6). Parents are demanding more centralization from politicians. Eight out of ten (78 percent) see federalism as a brake on the digitization of schools. Seven out of ten (69 percent) are in favor of the federal government having more decision-making powers in education policy. "Parents paint a mexico gambling data rather sobering picture of the digitization of schools and expect the pace to pick up. The corona pandemic has massively accelerated digitization in many areas, and we need this acceleration in schools too," says Bitkom CEO Dr. Bernhard Rohleder. "Parents of schoolchildren are already under multiple pressures during the corona pandemic. If digital teaching doesn't work, parents have to play the role of teaching assistants on top of everything else."
Digital learning is standard in most households. In eight out of ten parents' homes (78 percent), children use a digital device every day in connection with learning or preparing for school. A further 16 percent also learn digitally in principle, but not every day. 4 percent of parents say that digital devices are not used at all. The average screen learning time is 4 hours and 20 minutes a day. The range between intensive and low use is large, however: in one in four parents' homes (26 percent) with children who use a digital device for school, the daily usage time is six hours or more per child, for three out of ten (29 percent) it is five to less than six hours, and for 9 percent it is four to less than five hours. For 34 percent it is one to less than four hours, and for 3 percent less than one hour. "The average screen learning time, at more than four hours, is pretty close to the length of a traditional classroom day. If the quality of the digital learning offering is right, knowledge gaps due to school closures can largely be avoided,” says Rohleder.
In two out of three parents' homes (63 percent), students have their own digital device. In one in five parents' homes (20 percent), children can use one of their parents' devices. In 7 percent of parents' homes, several children share their own device. In 4 percent of parents' homes, a device provided by the school is used. Notebooks are a particularly popular device category, and are used for school work in two out of three households (65 percent).