Pojok digital: The role of technology to improve learning motivation and literacy of primary school students

Abstract

Learning is a system consisting of integrated elements that result in act changing. In a learning activity, students’ learning motivation and varieties of literacy are essential to achieve required learning objectives as required by teachers and government based on the national curriculum. In this era, students’ need in the learning process is affected by the development of technology. The existence of technology is intended to improve learning motivation for students and give a new variety of literacy to gain new knowledge. The purpose of this study is to seek the role of technology in learning motivation and literacy of primary school students. Through Pojok Digital located in the Elementary School of Pujiharjo 2, Kabupaten Malang, students are given access to learning material that involves technology. A quantitative approach was used in which 20 students of 5^th grade as a control class and 20 students of 6th grade as an experimental class to completed a questionnaire. The subjects of this study are 20 students of 5th grade as a control class and 20 students of 6th grade as an experimental class. The result shows that the ratio of the control and experimental class through the ANOVA gain test of the output score (P) was 0.045 or less than α 0,05. The result is reinforced by paired sample t-test with sig values output (P) of 0.01 under α 0,05. The mean of motivation score in the control class gains 0.11% whereas experimental class gain significantly by 2.7%. The test result for the gain score for literacy between control class and experimental sig value output 0.006 or less than α. The result for paired sample t-test of literacy achievement experienced increases in the control class of 10.1% while the experimental class reaches 17.6%.