Civic Education for Development of Digital Citizenship in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0

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10.2991/assehr.k.200320.030How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Civic Education, digital citizenship, Industrial Revolution 4.0, teacher

Abstract

The era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 brought challenges and opportunities for Civic Education in developing digital citizenship capabilities. This study aims to describe teacher perceptions of digital citizenship and optimize the role of Civic Education in improving student’s digital citizenship. This study used a survey method with research subjects being Civic Education teachers in junior high schools in West Bandung Regent with a sample of 174 teachers. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Data analysis used descriptive quantitative analysis. The results showed that: a) 65% of teachers understood the concept of digital citizenship as the quality of individual behavior in interacting in cyberspace, especially in social networks, by showing responsible behavior, in accordance with applicable norms and ethics; b) 70% know the element of digital citizenship which includes respecting, educating and protecting citizens; c) 69% understand the digital aspects which include digital knowledge, digital ethics, and digital skills that must be developed in students at school; d) Most teachers consider the need to optimize Civic Education in digital citizenship development through strengthening Pancasila in action in Civic Education (83%), looking at the need for digital ethics education integration in Civic Education material (86%), developing a classroom climate conducive to digital development (67 %), and the need for a contextual-scientific learning approach-living values education-blended learning-self regulated learning (88%). Therefore, the commitment and creativity of Civic Education teachers are needed to develop Citizenship Education to promote digital citizenship.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kokom Komalasari
AU  - Diana Noor Anggraini
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/24
TI  - Civic Education for Development of Digital Citizenship in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Civic Education Conference (ACEC 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 151
EP  - 154
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200320.030
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200320.030
ID  - Komalasari2020
ER  -