Pendidikan Literasi Politik Untuk Siswa SMA Negeri 25 Kabupaten Banyuasin

Abstract

Political Literacy Education for students at SMA Negeri 25 Banyuasin is an important tool or media to help socialize the importance of political education for the millennial generation. The activities carried out are in the form of outreach about political education, as well as the importance of using digital literacy in obtaining political information for students. This activity is carried out to provide knowledge transfer and is expected to be able to provide enthusiasm for students as first-time voters to participate actively in the upcoming elections and post-conflict local elections. However, the problems faced by Banyuasin 25 Public High School students who already have voting rights include: (1) There are still students who don't care about politics so they tend to be apathetic in the election process. In addition, ignorance of information related to politics and elections causes students to join abstentions; (2) There are students who use their voting rights in selecting candidate pairs based on the amount of money they get (money politics); (4) There are students who do not know how to use social media properly and wisely. The results obtained after socialization include: (1) Many students access social media in the form of Facebook to obtain information about politics, and most of those who use Facebook are female students; and (2) most of the students also get their political knowledge through social media, so it is necessary to have the role of the family and school so that students get correct and reliable information about political education. Therefore, the objectives of this community service activity are: (1) To be able to increase students' understanding of politics, especially in the current digital era; (2) increasing students' interest in political literacy education; (3) Improving student values/norms and character, especially with regard to good and wise use of social media.

The Role of Social Media in Increasing Political Literacy of Beginning Voters

“…Mastering technology and the internet since childhood and in today's all-digital conditions, it is very easy for first-time voters to participate in the 2024 elections. When it comes to sources of information for first-time voters, social media is a source of information that first-time voters widely use; this is in line with research conducted by Gita Isyanawulan et al in 2023 entitled "Political Literacy Education for Students of SMA Negeri 25 Banyuwangi Regency". This can be seen from the results of the evaluation at the time of service, which is illustrated in Figure 1 below: (Source: research results of Isyanawulan et al, 2023) Based on the observations (Isyanawulan et al, 2023), students' voting behavior tends to be obtained from social media rather than those closest to them.…”

“…When it comes to sources of information for first-time voters, social media is a source of information that first-time voters widely use; this is in line with research conducted by Gita Isyanawulan et al in 2023 entitled "Political Literacy Education for Students of SMA Negeri 25 Banyuwangi Regency". This can be seen from the results of the evaluation at the time of service, which is illustrated in Figure 1 below: (Source: research results of Isyanawulan et al, 2023) Based on the observations (Isyanawulan et al, 2023), students' voting behavior tends to be obtained from social media rather than those closest to them. This is supported by the notion that it is easier for students to find information through social media such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.…”

The Impact of Digital Literacy on Millennials' Political Preferences Case on Wahdatul Ummah SD-IT Teacher Board Metro City, Lampung

“…According to him, if this does not go well it will have an impact on citizen participation in the political process itself. (13) The impact of political literacy is not only limited to understanding politics but can also have an impact on the spirit of defense and mastery of national material that is combined in the Pancasila and Citizenship Education (PPKn) subjects. Pitoyo researched students in Classes XI and the 5.0% significance level is 1.980.…”

Penguatan Literasi Politik Dan Literasi Media Bagi Generasi Cerdas Menuju Pemilu 2024

“…Generasi milenial juga menerima informasi politik juga sangat minim serta tidak adanya gerakan untuk peningkatan literasi politik (Fajrin et al, 2022). Penggunaan media sosial oleh kaum muda lebih di dominasi oleh konten hiburan bukan akses konten dengan informasi politik (Isyanawulan et al, 2023).…”