Research Article
Digital Literacy Profile of Early Childhood Education Students
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.30-11-2023.2346948, author={Suri Handayani Damanik and Srinahyanti Srinahyanti and May Sari Lubis and Artha Mahindra Diputra}, title={Digital Literacy Profile of Early Childhood Education Students}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Educational Science, ICONSEIR 2023, 30 November 2023, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICONSEIR}, year={2024}, month={8}, keywords={digital literacy early childhood education students}, doi={10.4108/eai.30-11-2023.2346948} }- Suri Handayani Damanik
Srinahyanti Srinahyanti
May Sari Lubis
Artha Mahindra Diputra
Year: 2024
Digital Literacy Profile of Early Childhood Education Students
ICONSEIR
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.30-11-2023.2346948
Abstract
The objective of this study is to obtain a mapping regarding digital literacy competencies in early childhood education students and provide an overview of which indicators need to be developed in the form of policies in the early childhood education study program as well as in further research. The type of research used was quantitative descriptive research with a population of all early childhood education students at Universitas Negeri Medan and used a random sampling method as the sample in this research. Data collection technique is distributing questionnaires to samples and analyzing using descriptive percentages. The findings and conclusions are that the digital literacy competencies of early childhood education students in Universitas Negeri Medan are in the High category, female students have higher digital literacy skills than male students, the class of 2021 students have the highest digital literacy skills compared to classes of 2020, 2022, and 2023. Based on indicator of digital literacy, students' digital ethics and digital culture are higher than digital skills and digital safety indicators.