The Effect of Rumah Pendidikan Platform Integration in IPAS Learning on Digital and Ecological Literacy of Primary School Students

Abstract

This article is derived from a master’s thesis examining the effect of the Rumah Pendidikan digital platform on students’ digital literacy and ecological literacy in Integrated Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) learning at the primary school level. The study aimed to determine both partial and simultaneous effects of the platform’s utilization on students’ digital and ecological literacy competencies. A quantitative approach with a quasiexperimental posttest-only control group design was employed. The research was conducted at SD Negeri Serua 03 Depok, Indonesia, involving 66 fifth-grade students divided into experimental and control groups. Data were collected using validated digital literacy and ecological literacy tests and questionnaires. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 26, including descriptive statistics, assumption tests, Independent Samples t-Test, and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results indicated that students in the experimental group achieved significantly higher digital literacy scores than those in the control group (t = 8.080, p < 0.05). Furthermore, MANOVA results revealed a significant simultaneous effect of Rumah Pendidikan platform utilization on both digital and ecological literacy (p < 0.05). The study concludes that integrating the Rumah Pendidikan platform into IPAS learning is effective in enhancing students’ digital and ecological literacy, supporting the development of 21st-century competencies.