PrEval Studie 2/2025

Entwicklung eines KI-Kompetenzprofils aus Perspektive der politischen Bildung

Marcus Kindlinger & Hermann Josef Abs (Universität Duisburg-Essen)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having an ever-greater impact on many areas of life. It is changing the way we communicate and work, but also how decisions are made. In order for citizens to be able to shape this process in a self-determined manner, civic education is needed that promotes digital literacy and strengthens critical thinking in dealing with AI.

From the perspective of civic education, this study asks which skills citizens need for this and which challenges arise in evaluating these skills. The authors identify these challenges and derive recommendations for anchoring and accounting for AI skills development in civic education.

Marcus Kindlinger, Dr., is a Researcher at the Educational Research and Schooling chair at the University of Duisburg-Essen and at the department Fachdidaktik der Sozialwissenschaft at the University of Münster. At both locations, he is involved in various projects in civic education and project evaluation. Since February 2025, he has been part of the evaluation team for innovation projects in the digital space as part of the federal program Live Democracy!

Hermann Josef Abs, Prof. Dr., Educational Research and Schooling chair at the University of Duisburg-Essen. With projects on the evaluation and monitoring of civic education, he works to overcome challenges of democratic socialization in educational contexts. Internationally, he works in a team developing questionnaires for the next International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS 2027), among other things.