Validity and Reliability Testing of Student Digital Literacy Instrument in Distance Education

Abstract

One of the characteristics of Distance Education (DE) is the separation between students and lecturers, so various media are needed for learning activities. In addition to print media, digital media and various digital platforms have also been developed to support the learning process. This requires good digital literacy skills from students. Measuring students' digital literacy, especially in Distance Education, requires an instrument that has been tested for accuracy and consistency. This study aims to develop an instrument and test the validity and reliability of the instrument, so that it can be used to measure student’s digital literacy in distance education. The instrument used was a questionnaire consisting of 33 questions covering aspects of digital skills, digital ethics, digital security, and digital culture, with a simple random sampling data collection method. Then the validity test of the instrument was carried out using the Pearson correlation method and the reliability test of the instrument using the Cronbach's Alpha technique. The test results showed that all question items on each aspect of students' digital literacy in the context of Distance Education had met the validity and reliability criteria at a significance level of 1%, so that the instrument was valid and reliable.