Open AccessCompetency of Digital Technology: The Maturity Levels of Teachers and Students in Vocational Education in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Melinda Astuti,
Zainal Arifin,
Farid Mutohhari,
Muhammad Nurtanto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of education technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2549-8290
pISSN - 2549-4856
DOI - 10.23887/jet.v5i3.35108
Subject(s) - vocational education , likert scale , competence (human resources) , creativity , mathematics education , maturity (psychological) , psychology , digital literacy , descriptive statistics , literacy , medical education , pedagogy , mathematics , statistics , medicine , developmental psychology , social psychology
One of the needs for competence in the world of work in the 21st century and the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. is competence in using digital technology. Vocational education is required to provide digital competencies to students through their learning. The maturity level of digital technology competence is divided into five levels, namely caring, literacy, capability, creativity, and being critical of using digital technology. This study aims to analyze the maturity level of vocational education teachers and students in mastering digital technology in learning. The survey research uses a design developed by Rea & Parker. A total of 233 vocational high school students were included as the research sample. Data were collected using a questionnaire technique with a four Likert scale questionnaire instrument. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics t test. The results show that the maturity level of digital technology for teachers and students is sequential, starting from awareness, literacy, capability, creativity, and being critical of using digital technology. All levels of maturity are included in the low category. Various trainings and learning innovations that are relevant to the relevance of digital technology mastery competencies are very important to be improved.