The factors influencing digital literacy of vocational high school teachers in Yogyakarta

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reveal the condition of teachers' digital literacy and the effect of the achievement motivation towards digital literacy among Tourism vocational teachers in Yogyakarta based on age generation, i.e the generation differences of Baby Boomers, X and Y. This research belongs to ex-post-facto with a quantitative approach. The research subjects were 130 teachers consisting of teachers from state tourism vocational schools in Yogyakarta. The results showed that the majority of digital literacy among tourism vocational teachers can be categorized as medium and the variable of achievement motivation plays a significant influence on digital literacy. Moreover, there was a significant influence from the facilities that were used by the teachers towards their digital literacy. Also, there were differences in teachers' digital literacy among teachers who were born in the baby boomers generation, X and Y generation. It means that the variable age generation of teachers can improve the digital literacy skills of vocational school teachers in the field of tourism.