Influence of Digital Literacy on Learning Engagement among Secondary Students in Malaysia

Abstract

Digital literacy is essential in 21st learning as technology has been embedded in the school curriculum. However, studies found that students still lack digital literacy skills in managing their education purposes, especially during Pandemic Covid 19. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the influence of digital literacy on student learning engagement. Survey questionnaires have been distributed among secondary school students in Malaysia. Findings show that students have good digital literacy, and factors such as socio-cultural is the highest score, followed by learning environment and individual factor. Keywords: Digital Literacy, Learning, Engagement, Student eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC  BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.