A recently conducted online survey has revealed that Indian students today prefer to learn subjects beyond the usual which are taught at schools as a part of the curriculum. As per reports, this survey was conducted by Brainly, an online learning platform aimed at showcasing the importance of e-learning streams and other aspects of education. Results revealed from the survey show that students are interested in learning regional and foreign languages as well as subjects like psychology, philosophy and political science.
Of the 1,963 students surveyed, 42 per cent said they had good resources for the subjects they wanted which included Maths, Science and English. On the contrary, a large number of students (58 per cent) feel that they do not have the right resources that can help them in other subjects which are of interest. These include Sanskrit (12 per cent), Psychology (10 per cent), Political Science (9 per cent), Philosophy (6 per cent) and other subjects (20 per cent).
These results underscore the difference between students' educational needs and the availability of comprehensive online resources. Experts reveal that emerging EdTech companies should recognize these gaps and cater to the needs. In addition, the requirements of these students should be addressed by expanding online educational resources beyond the usual offerings.
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The survey also revealed that the students enjoyed the most while studying at home. Mathematics, science and language (English or other) were given the same 23 per cent votes. This is followed by Sociology and Computer or Technology with 11 per cent votes. While learning at home, most remote learners (33 per cent) said they needed the most help with mathematics and this was followed by Science (23 per cent), English (17 per cent), Social Science (13 per cent) and Computer / Technology (9 per cent).
When asked about the resource which was most helpful while studying a difficult subject, one-third (33 per cent) preferred an online learning platform to be helpful. The rest of the students (32 per cent) said that they took supplementary help while studying from books and search engines (30 per cent). On the other hand, the survey found that 5 per cent of students took help of home tuitions, coaching classes or self-study while learning.
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These observations underscore the significant changes that the several regions of India is facing. More dynamic, community-based solutions, which are available to students at their ease are making traditional methods of teaching obsolete, said experts from the EdTech space.
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