Open AccessThe ICT basic skills: Contribution to student social media utilization activities
Author(s) -
Supardi Supardi,
Juhji Juhji,
Intan Azkiyah,
Birru Muqdamien,
Aan Ansori,
Iwan Kurniawan,
Ahmad Fitriadi Sari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of evaluation and research in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2620-5440
pISSN - 2252-8822
DOI - 10.11591/ijere.v10i1.20598
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , psychology , social media , scale (ratio) , computer literacy , mathematics education , medical education , computer science , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , world wide web
This study aimed to analyze the contribution of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) basic skills to student social media utilization activities. Quantitative research was determined as a method with regression analysis. A total of 144 students selected randomly participated in this research. The research instrument used a five-scale questionnaire, consisting of 32 items of ICT skill instruments and 20 items for social media utilization instruments. The results showed a high level of ICT students' basic skills and social media use activities. There is a contribution of basic ICT skills to student social media utilization activities. The higher of the basic skill of ICT causes the higher the level of activity utilization of their social media. Research recommendations suggest efforts to improve students' basic ICT skills.