Statistical Literacy Optimization of Senior High School Teachers to Improve Data Processing Skills

Abstract

In the new normal era, there is a new habit occurs in education field, namely the online learning. This makes the teacher must be ready to carry out the online learning process using information technology (IT). The use of IT that is commonly used by teachers to assist learning activities is Microsoft Office. However, the ability of teachers to use Microsoft Excel is still lacking. The purpose of this study is to improve the ability of public senior high school teachers in Bandung Regency in terms of mastering IT, especially Microsoft Excel. The method used is to provide Microsoft Excel training which is divided into two sessions, namely data entry and data analysis. The hypothesis test of difference between the mean scores of the pretest and posttest was used to evaluate the ability of teachers before and after being given training. The results showed that the training had a significant effect on increasing the data processing skills of high school teachers.