Adobe Corporation (sellers of powerful digital creation tools like Photoshop, DreamWeaver, InDesign, and Premier Pro video editing) surveyed Gen Z students and teachers across the world about Gen Z's education and future.
The graphic above shows the perceptions that are shared by students and teachers in the intersection of the ovals, and differing perceptions outside of the intersection.
The survey results are really interesting, and I thought I would highlight some of the findings. Note that when I think of the word 'creativity' as used in this article, I think not only of the traditional creation of art or music, but also the 'thinking outside the box' creativity need to solve problems.
If you prefer to view the entire Adobe document, click here and then click the 'Learn More' link found in the page.
Note: Our colleagues Sue Ravalese and Sara Kiesselbach (both AP Stats teachers) might draw our attention to one detail. 1000 students and 400 teachers completed the survey - high enough to draw conclusions, but more is always better!
From the survey, Adobe found 5 insights:
Interestingly, there were some differences in how students perceived their future based on the country they live in. Below are differences in the USA, UK, Germany, and Australia.
When asked 'Which words best describe you (them)?', teachers and students didn't necessarily see eye-to-eye:
In response to the question 'In which of the following ways do (you/Gen Z) generally learn best when it comes to classwork?' (multiple answers allowed), Gen Z responded in this way:
A follow up question (based on their answer to the question above) 'How often you (you/Gen Z students) get to learn by (method listed in previous question)?'.
The graphic below shows how Gen Z perceives their favorite classes, the classes that prepare them for the future, and the classes which require creativity. Note USA results are on the left:
And, finally, what Gen Z aspires to:
I hope you found the result interesting and thought provoking!
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