Digital literacy competence of senior high school science students at the Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia

Kisam, Herimanto Sutarmo and Sedek, Muliati and Lee, Mei Ph’ng and Purwanta, Hieronymus (2025) Digital literacy competence of senior high school science students at the Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 15 (6). pp. 1020-1031. ISSN 2222-6990

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Abstract

The 2018 PISA exam results indicate that Indonesia's scores were deficient in reading (371), mathematics (379), and science (396). The Department of Education is endeavoring to enhance students' information literacy skills as fundamental competencies to improve achievements in Mathematics and Science. The latest curriculum (2022) categorizes information literacy into three domains: locating, comprehending, assessing, and reflecting on information. This research assesses the capacity for information retrieval in the digital age or digital literacy. The research topic examines the digital literacy ability of tenth-grade science students in Sukoharjo Regency. The data was collected through a survey methodology. The sample comprises 425 tenth-grade science students from nine public and ten private high schools. Approximately 4% of pupils possess advanced digital literacy abilities, 64% have intermediate skills, and 32% are at the novice level. From this perspective, educators must diligently implement rigorous training and exercises to enhance students' digital literacy skills to an advanced level, enabling them to proficiently locate fundamental resources for high school science topics. Another research indicates that the average score of public school students (73.36) is inferior to that of private school students (75.79). The statistical study determined that the difference is substantial. The rationale is that most private high schools are situated in urban locales, resulting in a high intensity of digital device usage. Conversely, most public high schools are situated in rural regions and do not require extensive use of digital gadgets.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Digital literacy, Science high school students, Sukoharjo, Tenth grade
Divisions:	Institute of Technology Management And Entrepreneurship
Depositing User:	Sabariah Ismail
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2026 03:44
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2026 03:44
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/30274
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