Analysis of Students’ Digital Citizenship Practices on Distance Learning Activities During Pandemic Covid-19

Abstract

This paper describes how students practice digital citizenship in distance learning conditions during the covid-19 pandemic. The position of technology changed the foundation of education that was initially done face-to-face switching to online learning activities. This situation certainly requires a special understanding of the competence of digital citizenship so that students as technology users can be wise and responsible. In remote online learning activities, several elements need to be studied more deeply in the practice of digital citizenship of students, such as the ability to use technology media, identify secure websites, protect personal privacy, and understand the rule of law in the use of digital technology. The purpose of this study is to analyze how the practice of digital citizenship of students is carried out, whether it is following the expected elements or not. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach, the research participants were taken from nine informants consisting of grade VII, VIII, and IX students at Permata Bunda Islamic School. Research data is obtained from observation processes, in-depth interviews, and document analysis. The results of this study show that students have been able to use digital media well seen from their ability to apply e-learning media and be able to maintain their privacy in digital media. But students do not have a deep understanding of the rule of law in the use of digital media so students still often make mistakes such as taking data without listing sources, spreading the word without reviewing the truth, and unknowingly doing bullying through social media.

Investigating the Digital Citizenship Levels of ELT Students within the Scope of Remote Learning

“…To interpret the responses of the students in table 1, a cut-off point criterium was used to mention their digital citizenship dimensions at three levels as high (3.67-5.00), moderate (2.34-3.66), and low (1.00-2.33) (Landell, 1997) Mahadir, Baharudin and İbrahim, (2021); Omar Eid Al-Momani and Alsmadi (2020); Sari, Sapriya and Fitriasari, (2022). As reflected here, among the nine subdimensions of the scale, the highest average subdimensions were 'digital commerce' (x̄ =4.09) and 'digital responsibility '(x̄=4.01).…”