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Abstract Self-assessment on Students Digital Competency in Academic Writing Course in Papua Context. Objectives This study aims to portray the digital competency of higher students in Papua. Method The questionnaire related to digital competence measurement was distributed to 200 students in one of a state university in Papua. Finding This study found that students’ digital competence, which includes hardware mastery, software mastery, self-competence, digital security, digital cooperation, and digital development mastery, is at a moderate level (x 3.1). Moreover, particular gender types and ethnicity are more superior compared to others. Conclusion The result of this study also indicates that the digital competency of higher students calls for serious attention to improvement. Furthermore, the findings of this study are possible to be elevated into the next stage of developing learning models to improve digital competencies for preparing students for mastering academic literacy that will be beneficial for their academic life.
Keywords academic literacy, information literacy, digital competence, Papua.
Abstrak Penilaian Mandiri terhadap Kemampuan Digital Mahasiswa pada Mata Kuliah Menulis Akademik pada Konteks Papua. Tujuan Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan kompetensi digital para mahasiswa di Papua. Metode Kuesioner terkait pengukuran kompetensi digital dibagikan kepada 200 mahasiswa di salah satu PTN di Papua. Temuan Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa kompetensi digital siswa yang meliputi penguasaan hardware, penguasaan software, kompetensi diri, keamanan digital, kerjasama digital, dan penguasaan pengembangan digital berada pada level sedang (x 3.1). Selain itu, jenis gender dan etnis tertentu lebih unggul dibandingkan dengan yang lain. Kesimpulan Hasil penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa kompetensi digital mahasiswa perlu mendapat perhatian serius untuk ditingkatkan. Lebih lanjut, temuan penelitian ini memungkinkan untuk dikembangkan ke tahap selanjutnya dalam pengembangan model pembelajaran untuk meningkatkan kompetensi digital guna mempersiapkan siswa menguasai literasi akademik yang bermanfaat bagi kehidupan akademiknya.
Kata kunci literasi akademik, literasi informasi, kemampuan digital, Papua.
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