02. Sari A.I., Suryani N., Rochsantiningsih D., Suharno S. Digital Learning, Smartphone Usage, and Digital Culture in Indonesia Education

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UDK 37:004.383.6(594)

DOI: 10.15507/1991-9468.098.024.202001.020-031

Digital Learning, Smartphone Usage, and Digital Culture in Indonesia Education

Ayu I. Sari
Doctoral Student of Department of Education Science, Sebelas Maret University (36 Jl. Ir Sutami, Surakarta Central Java Province 57126, Indonesia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2864-2446, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Nunuk Suryani
Professor of Educational Technology, Department of Education Science, Sebelas Maret University (36 Jl. Ir Sutami, Surakarta Central Java Province 57126, Indonesia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7383-3690, Scopus ID: 57204040462, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dewi Rochsantiningsih
Lecturer of Department of English Education, Sebelas Maret University (36 Jl. Ir Sutami, Surakarta Central Java Province 57126, Indonesia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7482-3497, Scopus ID: 57193683664, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Suharno Suharno
Lecturer of Department of Education Science, Sebelas Maret University (36 Jl. Ir Sutami, Surakarta Central Java Province 57126, Indonesia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9425-2951, Scopus ID: 57201070741, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Introduction. The rapid development of information and technology has procreated a digital culture in Indonesian education. This article aims to depict the current condition of digital culture in Indonesian education by pointing at the issue of students’ digital fluency, particularly the readiness for using digital learning resources and smartphone usage.
Materials and Methods. A combination of the survey and qualitative descriptive method was used to identify the students’ intensity of using a smartphone, the description of students’ smartphone usage, and the students’ perspectives regarding the smartphone usage in learning activities. The data were collected through questionnaires from 384 students in the first grade of senior high schools in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.
Results. The findings of the research show that the students regularly use the smartphone more than 6 to 7 hours a day. The students use the Internet to gather information or download the learning materials. Moreover, they strongly agree that smartphone usage will give benefits to them.
Discussion and Conclusion. The findings of research reflect that the students engage with the smartphone as a device to support their learning activities. The students’ engagement reflects the positive impact of smartphone usage on the psychological and cultural dimensions of the students. Moreover, the teachers should uphold the students’ digital culture by integrating digital material resources and smartphone usage into classroom activities.

Keywords: digital culture, digital learning resources, smartphone usage, digital fluency, technology utilization

For citation: Sari A.I., Suryani N., Rochsantiningsih D., Suharno S. Digital Learning, Smartphone Usage, and Digital Culture in Indonesia Education. Integratsiya obrazovaniya = Integration of Education. 2020; 24(1):20-31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.098.024.202001.020-031

Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the Directorate of Research and Community Service, Directorate General for Research and Development, Ministry of Higher Technology Research and Education of the Republic of Indonesia, who has funded this research under the research grant of Doctoral Dissertation (2018).

Contribution of the authors:
Ayu I. Sari – visualization/data presentation; computation; manuscript preparation: writing the draft, performing the experiments, methodology development; formal analysis; project administration; study conception.
Nunuk Suryani – critical review; supervision; resources provision.
Dewi Rochsantiningsih – visualization/data presentation; commentary or revision; supervision; data curation.
Suharno Suharno – data curation.

All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Submitted 04.06.2019; revised 24.12.2019; published online 31.03.2020.

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