ERIC Number: EJ1190152
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Developing Civicpedia as a Civic Education E-Learning Media to Improve Students' Information Literacy
Abdulkarim, Aim; Ratmaningsih, Neiny; Anggraini, Diana Noor
Journal of Social Studies Education Research, v9 n3 p45-61 2018
The relevance of the research stems from the need to construct literacy information technology in the 21st century learning. The essential idea of this article was improving students` information literacy through "Civicpedia" as a civic education e-learning media (learning material on website, e-dictionary, video, poster, valued story, and interactive quiz). This research aims to describe: 1) the design of civicpedia as a civic education e-learning media to improve students' information literacy; 2) the intensity of the use of Civicpedia in the learning process, and 3) the responses of the civicpedia users. Qualitative and quantitative approach with research and development design was used in the study. The data were obtained through observation, documentation, interview, and questionnaire. Data collection, data reduction, and data presentation were performed to analyze qualitative data, and quantitative data analysis were shown in percentage. The participants of the research were 447 students from 11 Junior High School (SMP) and 1 Islamic Junior High School (MTs) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The following was results of studied: 1) the concept of the civicpedia design consists of home page, dictionary page, media page, quiz and contact page; 2) steps in developing teaching materials were designed based on Curriculum of 2013, compiled on the basis of the formal education level, and contextually formulated on the current real-life controversial cases, collaborated with authentic assignments, which enhanced the students' critical thinking, and related to unknown terms with suitable images and videos; 3) the students' responses regarding the implementation civicpedia in the learning process were positive. The program display was considered good and the interactivity aspect was deemed very good. Most students very positively perceived the use of Civicpedia in civic education learning to improve information literacy.
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Encyclopedias, Electronic Publishing, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Learning, Information Literacy, Instructional Design, Junior High School Students, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Assignments, Critical Thinking, Web Sites, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Journal of Social Studies Education Research. Serhat Mah. 1238/2 Sok. 7B Blok 12 Ostim, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey; Web site: http://jsser.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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