Futuresource The Student Journey End User Survey

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Education Technology

Date Published: 27 Mar 2025

This report analyses the devices adopted by students while studying at university and how this may or may not differ from the primary device used at high school. Many students from K-12 through to university will experience changes in the devices used as part of their learning experience, with varying motivations behind the adoption of device type and brand choice, as well as external factors impacting the ability to purchase devices throughout their studies.

Gain insights into overall device ownership of students both in K-12 and Higher Education, purchasing motivations and brand choice, use case of primary devices, and influence on overall learning outcomes and value of device types. Feedback also focuses on ideal budgets when purchasing devices, circumstances behind device purchases, the participation of additional digital tools such as AI and esports, and overall, how the device journey will influence students post-graduation, and in the workplace.

| Report Background & Methodology

ӏ Executive Summary

ӏ Survey Sample Demographics

ӏ Device Ownership – Primary Device

ӏ Device Ownership – Primary Device Purchasing

ӏ Device Ownership – Brand Preferences

ӏ Device Ownership – Device Performance and Value of Features

ӏ Device Ownership – Primary Device Use Cases

ӏ Operating System Preferences

ӏ Software Adoption

ӏ AI & VR/AR Adoption

ӏ Esports Adoption

| Value of Tech & Learning Outcomes

ӏ Workplace Device Preference

ӏ Appendix

| Which of the following devices you own is your primary computing device used for your university studies?

| Do you prefer one device brand over the other? If so, which brand did you prefer?

| To what extent have the following been valuable to your studies at university/college and helping you to achieve the best learning outcome for you?

| What do you use this primary computing device for?

| Was the esports provision offered by your university/college a factor in your university/college selection process?

| Which of the following computing devices would you PREFER to use in your career?

Futuresource has been tracking, researching and consulting on the EdTech landscape for over 15 years. This publication is one in a series of research reports, produced to provide businesses with a fully rounded view of the market.