PENGARUH LITERASI DIGITAL DAN KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS PADA SISWA SMA NEGERI DI KOTA TANGERANG SELATAN

Abstract

The study aims to examine the simultaneous effect of digital literacy and learning independence on critical thinking skills, to examine the effect of digital literacy on critical thinking skills, and to examine the effect of learning independence on critical thinking skills. The method used in this research is a survey method with a correlational approach through multiple linear regression statistical analysis with a sample of 96 respondents. The results showed: there is no significant simultaneous effect of digital literacy and learning independence on students’ critical thinking skills at public senior high schools in South Tangerang City. This is evidenced by the obtained value of Sig = 0.338 > 0.05 and Fcount = 1.098; there is no significant effect of digital literacy on critical thinking skills at public senior high schools in South Tangerang City. This is evidenced by the obtained value of Sig = 0.479 > 0.05 and tcount = 0.711; and there is no significant effect of learning independence on students’ critical thinking skills at public senior high schools in South Tangerang City. This is evidenced by the obtained value of Sig = 0.324 > 0.05 and tcount = 0.992. These results indicate that the development of students’ critical thinking skills cannot rely solely on improving digital literacy and learning independence. A more holistic and integrated learning approach is needed, involving various aspects such as metacognitive skills, social interaction, and character development of students.