Digital Literacy of Pre-Service Science Teachers as Reflection of Readiness Toward Online Learning in New Normal Era

Abstract

ThThe Covid-19 outbreak affects education sector thus the teaching is undertaken remotely. Teachers and students use digital platforms to continue the teaching–learning processes. The present study was carried out to determine the digital literacy of pre-service science teachers at UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Universitas Muhamadiyah Riau and Universitas Negeri Padang. Conducted through a formulated survey involving 115 science education students among those universities, the data were collected through digital literacy questionnaire adapted from ‘DigComp21 the digital competence framework for citizens”. The data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistics through SPPS 23 for windows application. Based on results obtained in this line of research, it showed that the digital literacy of pre-service science teachers was in the medium category with a score of 61.8%, and therefore, it indicated that there was no significant effect based on educational institution factors. The majority of students have low skills to create digital contents.