The effect of STEM education on students' digital literacy skill using coding block and electronic kit on physics of LED technology

Abstract

Research on STEM education and student digital literacy has been done. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of STEM education on students' digital literacy. In this study, we used a pre-experimental pretest-posttest design method. STEM educational tools is in the form of coding blocks and electronic kits. We introduce the physics concept of LED technology by using this set of STEM tools. The LED concepts taught are its working principles, functions, types, and its variations of intensity. During the research, students learned about these materials and did several exercises, namely turning the LED on and off, setting the LED flash time, and adjusting the color intensity of various LEDs. All these exercises are done digitally based on block coding. The results showed that with this STEM education, students' digital literacy skills increased, which was seen from students being able to master and be able to do several digital exercises on the physics concept of the LED technology. Furthermore, this research is expected to have implications for students on the provision and skills of STEM for their future.