PROFIL LITERASI DIGITAL PADA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN ALAM UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN TAHUN 2024

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Digital literacy is an important thing in education, especially for students in higher education, including being able to make it easier for students to obtain accurate and reliable reference sources from various sources, preventing students from cyber dangers such as preventing students from believing hoax news, and being able to help students protect their right to privacy. and maintain data security. The aim of this research is to describe the digital literacy profile of students in the Natural Sciences Education Study Program in the Basics of Science and Laboratory courses. The research method is quantitative descriptive. The sampling technique was total sampling with 59 respondents involved. This research measures Digital Literacy through a framework that refers to "A Global Framework of Reference on Digital Literacy Skills" (UNESCO, 2018). Through the survey, respondents were asked to fill in 28 questions organized into seven pillars, four sub-indices, and a digital literacy index. After the research instrument was prepared, the researcher validated the instrument by asking an expert's judgment in the field of literacy. The data collection technique is in the form of a digital literacy ability profile questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out descriptively quantitatively. The research results show that respondents have a "Medium" digital literacy profile, namely aspects: 1) Information and Data Literacy obtained 3.5 in the medium category; 2) Communication and Collaboration obtained 3.8 in the medium category; 3) Security obtained 3.6 medium category; 4) Technological capability obtained 3.7 medium category.