Student Digital Literacy Using Flipped Classroom Model on the Topic of Genetik Transfer

Abstract

Flipped Classroom (FC) or inverted classroom is one of the uses and implementation of educational technology in the Blended learning (BL) format. This study discusses the differences between the digital literacy abilities of students in the elementary school teacher education departement, Universitas Sebelas Maret, in the applied science subject with the topic of genetic transfer. Genetic transfer is a very abstract topic because it describes the methods used to engineer genetics to produce genes that are more resistant to diseases and other disorders and the fact that some cells act as donors and others as recipients. Thus, digital media is needed to teach this topic. This article discusses four areas of digital literacy, namely device and software operations, information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, and digital content creation. Mix-method with sequential explanatory research design was employed. The research is divided into two stages, quantitative and qualitative stages. This study used 5 Likert scale questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and secondary data collection to test digital literacy perceived by pre-service elementary school teachers. It was found that there was a significant difference between the digital literacy of students who were taught using flipped classroom and those taught using cooperative model on genetic transfer.