Teachers Technological Capability as Digital Immigrants in Learning from Home Activities

Prawinda Putri Anzari,Seli Septiana Pratiwi,Megasari Noer Fatanti,Daniel Fritz Silvallana,Imamul Huda Al Shiddiq

doi:10.3991/ijet.v16i07.21229

Abstract

This article aims at the ability of teachers who are digital immigrants to use digital technology during their learning at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research was quantitative research in the form of descriptive statistics using survey methods in data collection. The survey was given to 139 high school teachers who live in Java. The validity of the research instrument was tested by using the product-moment correlation test. While the reliability of the research instrument was tested utilizing the Cronbach Alpha reliability test, the result of this study is that high school teachers have a high level of use of digital technology. Besides, it was also found that age affects the ability to use technology. The higher the teacher's age, the lower their ability to use digital technology. Meanwhile, the lower the age, the higher the individual can use digital technology. When teachers have a high level of use of digital technology, it is hoped that learning activities at home can run optimally. Apart from the level of the teacher's technology skills, of course, other aspects make learning activities at home optimal. These other aspects also need to be develop.

Highlights

In May 2020, the Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture issued a Circular on Guidelines for Organizing Learning from Home in an Emergency for the Spread of Covid-19
Home learning means that both teachers and students must be able to transform from conventional learning conditions to online learning, and this cannot be done in one night
The object that will be highlighted in this paper regarding home learning policies during a pandemic is school teachers

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In May 2020, the Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture issued a Circular on Guidelines for Organizing Learning from Home in an Emergency for the Spread of Covid-19. Because no one knows when the Covid-19 pandemic will end, every academic instituions around the world decided to implement online learning by using information and communication technology. The object that will be highlighted in this paper regarding home learning policies during a pandemic is school teachers. Since 2016 the Government has encouraged academic teachers from elementary school to university level to take advantage of information and communication technology in the learning process. The development of information and communication technology has had a significant influence on the world of education, especially in planning, processing and evaluation activities. Students can get a wide range of information from various sources through cyberspace using computers or the internet [4]

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