Reliability Analysis of the Effect of Digital Literacy on Performance among Secondary School Students in Malaysia †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Development of Research Framework
4. Pre-Testing, Validity, and Reliability of Research Instrument
5. Reliability Analysis Result
6. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hypothesis | |
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H1 | Individual factor has a significant relationship towards digital literacy. |
H2 | Learning environment has a significant relationship towards digital literacy |
H3 | Socio-cultural factor has a significant relationship towards digital literacy. |
H4 | Digital literacy has a significant relationship with student performance. |
Variables | Number of Items | Cronbach’s Alpha | |
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Individual factor | Self-efficacy | 5 | 0.584 |
Student’s perception | 5 | 0.664 | |
Learning environment factor | Facilities | 5 | 0.706 |
Educational materials | 5 | 0.875 | |
Teacher engagement | 5 | 0.748 | |
Socio-cultural factor | Family support | 5 | 0.819 |
Friend support | 5 | 0.848 | |
Digital literacy | 5 | 0.873 | |
Student performance | 5 | 0.765 | |
Overall | 45 | 0.946 |
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Bidin, M.A.F.; Shuhidan, S.M.; Sahid, N.Z. Reliability Analysis of the Effect of Digital Literacy on Performance among Secondary School Students in Malaysia. Proceedings 2022, 82, 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082102
Bidin MAF, Shuhidan SM, Sahid NZ. Reliability Analysis of the Effect of Digital Literacy on Performance among Secondary School Students in Malaysia. Proceedings. 2022; 82(1):102. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082102
Chicago/Turabian StyleBidin, Mohd Arif Fahmi, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan, and Noor Zaidi Sahid. 2022. "Reliability Analysis of the Effect of Digital Literacy on Performance among Secondary School Students in Malaysia" Proceedings 82, no. 1: 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082102
APA StyleBidin, M. A. F., Shuhidan, S. M., & Sahid, N. Z. (2022). Reliability Analysis of the Effect of Digital Literacy on Performance among Secondary School Students in Malaysia. Proceedings, 82(1), 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082102