Digital tools can save between 11% and 30% on back to school

19 Aug. (Portaltic/EP) –

Inflation has impacted or will impact negatively the cost of the school year of Spaniards, who will spend an average of 419 euros per child, although they see digital tools as a way to save between 11 and 30 percent.

Compared to last year, an increase in the average cost per child of 94.84 euros is perceived. The autonomous communities most affected by inflation are Asturias, Canarias, Aragón, Castilla y León and the Community of Madrid. This is how a recent survey carried out by the GoStudent private class platform collects it.

53 percent of Spaniards allocate between 11 and 30 percent of their salary to expenses related to going back to school and consider that the use of digital tools can help minimize that expense: 43 percent of parents in our country think that, for example, electronic books or online tutoring could help them to save between 11 and 30 percent.

On the other hand, those surveyed affirm that this year the cost per child will rise to 419 euros on average compared to 324 euros the previous year, which means an increase of almost 30 percent. A large part of this expense comes from the purchase of books and school supplies, uniforms, as well as extracurricular and support activities (73% of Spanish parents have enrolled their children in private classes at least once and 52% have is considering for the new course).

Another notable aspect of the study is that 72 percent consider private online classes as a good way to save resources thanks to its flexible nature and variety of schedules. and, more specifically, almost 50 percent of those surveyed affirm that the use of private classes ‘online’ will help save on the academic training of their children during this course.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES GAIN WEIGHT IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

Today’s students in primary and secondary classrooms are digital natives and for this reason the educational sector is adopting new technologies to incorporate new ways of teaching through video games, artificial intelligence (AI) or virtual reality.

Applications of technologies such as AI allow create personalized educational plans for each student based on the profile and needs of each student. In Spain, 23 percent of schools have adaptive learning tools. In addition, the tutorials ‘online’ already suppose a 14 percent of the total of the private classes that realize every day.

According to the GoStudent Education Report, Spanish parents have the best opinion about adaptive learning and the use of artificial intelligence in education. 55 percent welcome these technologies taking part in their children’s education.