Abstrak. Kemajuan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi di abad 21 mengakibatkan terjadi pergeseran paradigma belajar yang tidak mengenal ruang dan waktu, sehingga kemampuan literasi digital, literasi sains, literasi bahasa, dan literasi matematika sangat perlu untuk dikembangkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan literasi Mahasiswa Calon Guru Fisika Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Samudra. Metode Penelitian menggunakan metode pre-experimental design, dengan desain one group pretest-posttest design. Lokasi Penelitian pada mahasiswa angkatan 2016 sebanyak 22 orang. Tes kemampuan literasi sain berbentuk pilihan ganda dengan empat alternatif pilihan jawaban. Teknik pengolahan data menggunakan rumus N-gain yang ter normalisasi, dan uji t berpasangan (Paired Sampel t-Test) menggunakan SPSS versi 23. Hasil analisis data N-Gain menunjukkan kemampuan literasi sain pada setiap domain dan aspek kemampuan literasi sain sebesar 0,71 dan 0,76 dengan kategori tinggi pada materi listrik dinamis. Hasil ini diperkuat oleh hasil uji t berpasangan (sig.0.000.05) dapat disimpulkan model pembelajaran inkuiri berbasis virtual laboratory secara signifikan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan literasi sains mahasiswa calon guru fisika pada materi listrik dinamis.Kata Kunci: Literasi Sain, Model  Inkuiri, Virtual Laboratory, Listrik Dinamis Abstract. The advancement of Science and Technology within the 21st century has led to a shift of learning paradigm, which is no more influenced by space and time; so that the ability of digital literacy, science literacy, language literacy, and mathematical literacy is highly required to be developed. The purpose of this study was to find out the improvement of students’ literacy ability at Physics Education, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Samudra University. The research method used in this research was pre-experimental design method, with one group pretest-posttest design. This research was conducted in the Physics class; and there were 22 students taking part within this study. A multiple-choice test, with four alternative answers, was applied in order to find out students’ literacy ability. The data were analyzed through N-gain formula, and paired t-test using SPSS, version 23. The result of N-Gain data analysis revealed that the scientific literacy ability in each domain and the aspect of the science literacy ability is 0.71 and 0.76 with high category in dynamic electrical material. This result is reinforced by paired t test result (sig.0.00 0.05), which can be concluded that inquiry model based on virtual laboratory can significantly improve students’ science literacy ability, considered as Physics teacher candidate, especially in dynamic electrical material.Keywords: Science Literacy, Inquiry Model, Virtual Laboratory, Dynamic Electricity

Modern forms of communication have made it possible that relationships are not determined by physical proximity. Technology advancement opens the opportunities for members of society to construct relationships over a long distance by means of online chatting platforms. Among the many platforms is WhatsApp, which is common in Indonesia. The present study focuses on the observation that technology brings about a shift in the use of terms of address. Despite the distance, users of online chats, particularly millennials, tend to use terms of endearment. It can easily be spotted that more and more young people are likely to prefer to use more modern, communicative, and intimate languages within their daily communication. As a result, a regular shift in using terms of endearment amongst millennials seems inevitable in today's situation. This paper explores the current trends of using terms of endearment as address between interlocutors in casual conversation through chats in digital communication. Foregrounded by theories in Sociolinguistics, the study uses content analysis in processing and interpreting the data in the form of chat screenshots obtained from the volunteer participants. The data analysis is useful to reveal two important information. First, it shows the variety of terms of endearment used by the participants as a form of address. Second, this result provides insights on the degree of closeness indicated from the use of the terms of endearment as address.