"Bukan Sekadar Paham": A Quasi-Experimental Study on High School Students in Surabaya

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Bukan Sekadar Paham, Digital Literacy, Fikom Mengajar, Fact Checking, Z Generation

Abstract

This study is a quasi-experimental evaluative research on applying the tagline "Bukan Sekadar Paham" (more than understand), which is the motto of the digital literacy program of Indonesian Anti Hoax Society or MAFINDO (Masyarakat Anti Fitnah Indonesia). The main concerns behind this research are: the absence of a quantitative analysis that conducts an empirical investigation of applying the "Bukan Sekadar Paham" discourse in various programs run. Specifically, this article discusses students’ responses in a high-schools in Surabaya who participated in a digital literacy program entitled Fikom Mengajar. This digital literacy program was held in collaboration between MAFINDO Surabaya chapter, the MAFINDO Commissariat of Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya (UKWMS), and the Student Executive Board, Faculty of Communication Sciences UKWMS. The research was conducted using the theoretical framework of attitude change using the ABC three-dimensional indicators that measure affect, behavior, and cognition. The method used was a survey method, with an electronic questionnaire data collection method on a google form. The results of this study show an increase in the ability to fact-check images, news texts, and posts on social media among high school students in Surabaya. Thus, quantitatively, applying the motto "Bukan Sekadar Paham" is concluded to have been successfully used in the FikomMengajar program.

Author Biographies

Finsensius Yuli Purnama, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya

Finsensius Yuli Purnama is a full time lecturer in Communication Studies at Widya Mandala Catholic University in Surabaya since 2010. In 2021 he got his doctoral degrre from Cultural and Media Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. His research interests include issues of democracy, journalism, lifestyle, and cultural studies. His research has been presented in several scientific forums such as ASEACCU Conference (University of Notre Dame, Australia, 2016), International Conference on Media Studies 2017 (University Utara Malaysia), and Digital Transactions in Asia III (Monash University, Malaysia, 2019). He has published in scientific journals and is a reviewer himself for the ASPIKOM Journal. In 2023 he founded Comissariat MAFINDO (Indonesian Anti Defamation Society) at Widya Mandala Catholic University of Surabaya.

Merlina Maria Barbara Apul, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya

Merlina Maria Barbara Apul, her interest in journalism led her to work as a journalist at the KONTAN economic and business media until 2016. In the same year, Merlin received a scholarship from the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) and was active in teaching activities in the interior of NTT through the 1000 teacher program. In 2018 he started his Masters in Communication Studies, at Gadjah Madah University, Yogyakarta and finished it in 2020 with a thesis on the political economy of local media in NTT. Currently, he is a teacher at FIKOM, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya. Apart from being active in teaching, he is a volunteer for the Indonesian Anti-Defamation Society (MAFINDO) Surabaya and is involved as a facilitator in a national-scale 'Tular Nalar' activity in 2023: "Sekolah Kebangsaan" and "Akademi Lansia". Study interests: journalism, gender studies, political communication, digital media. Email: merlina.maria@ukwms.ac.id.

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