ICT literacy level of Indonesian senior high school mathematics teachers

Abstract

Industrial revolution 4.0 nowadays needs I CT literacy to proceed with the technology used for mathematics teachers. Meanwhile, the ICT literacy of mathematics teachers in Indonesia is at a low level and under the other Asia countries. This article aims to look at the level category of ICT literacy among Indonesian Mathematics Teachers in Senior School background. The researcher employed a quantitative approach in the term of descriptive statistical measurement. The collected data were used in order to determine descriptive statistical analysis for each construct; then followed by measuring the mean score, frequently, and finally, interpretation into each construct was applied; in order to set the level of ICT literacy using Dakich category level. This study used the ICT literacy questionnaire consists of 21 items in the form of a 5-point Likert scale. The results show that the level of understanding of the operation and use of ICT, ICT-rich pedagogy, ICT for teaching and professional involvement, and social ecology of ICT life and teaching and as a whole is in the category of access to ICT. This level implied that ICT literacy as a combination of intellectual ability, basic concepts, and new skills possessed by teachers to navigate and use information and communication technology effectively. Also, the level of ICT literacy is based on technical literacy and information literacy, which contains technical questions and information processing skills questions in accessing ICT for teachers. This study contributes to the ICT literacy level, which provides views to mathematics teachers to improve the quality of teachers’ ICT literacy in teaching mathematics.