Poor grades for schools
The ifo Education Survey 2023 shows a significant worsening in the grading of schools. A majority believe that school education has deteriorated due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
08/30/2023 · HP-Topnews · ifo Institut Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e. V. · Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Raumwissenschaften · Forschungsergebnis
The ifo Education Survey 2023 shows a significant worsening in the grading of schools: only 27% of the Germans give grade A or B to the schools in their federal state, compared to 38% in 2014. 79% believe that school education has deteriorated due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Most Germans consider the teacher shortage (77%) a serious problem, followed by a lack of financial resources (68%) and the sluggishness of the system (66%). To reduce the teacher shortage, respondents support the post-qualification of teachers in shortage subjects (79%) and the use of lateral entrants (64%) but reject larger class sizes (81%). The majority of respondents are in favor of standardized Abitur exams throughout Germany (86%) and comparative tests in mathematics and German (68%). They are against the abolition of school grades (73%) and in favor of repeating classes for students with poor performance (78%). 78% favor requiring all schools to publish uniform annual reports. The Germans are in favor of the federal government equipping all students in secondary schools with computers (65%) and mandatory annual training for teachers in digital skills (81%). Slight majorities oppose teaching the use of artificial intelligence and chatbots in the classroom (54%) and support forms of testing that prevent their use (55%). 74% are in favor of higher education spending - significantly more than for any other form of government spending.
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Presse release - ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich