THE EFFECT OF USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM ON STUDENTS' DIGITAL LITERACY IN PHYSICS LEARNING AMONG GRADE XI STUDENTS AT SMAN 1 LUBUK SIKAPING

Abstract

Digital literacy is one of the important abilities in physics learning because students are required to be able to access, evaluate, and utilize digital information effectively. The use of technology in learning needs to be directed to activities that can train these skills, not only as a means of delivering material and collecting assignments. This study aims to determine the improvement of students' digital literacy skills through the use of Google Classroom in physics learning in grade XI at SMAN 1 Lubuk Sikaping. The research uses a quantitative approach with the pre-experiment method and One Group Pretest-Posttest. The research sample consisted of 32 students in grade XI F3, with 31 pairs of pretest and posttest data analyzed. Treatment was provided through Problem Based Learning (PBL) learning using Google Classroom as a learning medium for straight motion kinematics materials. Digital literacy ability is measured based on three indicators, namely accessing information, evaluating information, and utilizing information. The results showed that the average digital literacy ability increased from 34.54% in the pretest to 87.36% in the posttest. The average N-Gain value of 0.80859 was in the high category. The results of the Paired Samples t-test showed a significant difference between digital literacy skills before and after learning (p < 0.001). Thus, PBL learning using Google Classroom showed an increase in students' digital literacy skills in physics learning.