In a separate analysis of the latest PISA survey, results show that teens lack confidence when it comes to assessing online information, and rate their skills lower than OECD average.
In the most recent PISA study, 15-year-old secondary school students were asked to rate their own skills in finding and evaluating digital information. 69% of the 15-year-olds said that finding information online poses no problems. However, fewer than half (47%) of the students feel capable of properly evaluating it compared to the OECD average of 51%. Only around 60% of the teens in Germany stated that they compare multiple sources – well below the OECD average of 72%.
The students were also asked to judge the digital competencies of their teachers and their openness to the use of digital media. Only around half of the young people believe that their teachers have the necessary skills to use digital devices in the classroom and around 60% of the 15-year-olds state that their teachers are open to the use of digital media in the classroom.
More information
- TUM Press Release about PISA results (27.01.2025)
- Tamara Kastorff, Maren Müller, Clievins Selva, Samuel Greiff, Stephanie Moser: Fake News oder Fakten? Wie Jugendliche ihre digitale Informationskompetenz einschätzen und welche Rolle Schulen und Lehrkräfte dabei spielen – Erkenntnisse aus PISA 2022. Münster 2025. DOI: 10.31244/9783830999935
- OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
