Digital Literacy of Senior High School Students Towards Improving Performance in General Mathematics

Abstract

Digital literacy is the ability to access, process, understand, and create information in the digital environment. The increasing reliance on digital technologies for learning and problem-solving is crucial to understanding how digital literacy skills affect students' performance in mathematics. This study aimed to investigate the level of digital literacy and its effect on the performance of Senior High School students in General Mathematics specifically in terms of Computation, Word Processing, and Presentation. The quantitative research design determined the level of digital literacy skills in terms of computation, word processing, and presentation, and the level of performance of Senior High School Students in General Mathematics. A total of 120 respondents from public high school in General Trias City, Cavite were the participants of the study. Results showed that Senior High School Students can achieve a highly extent of digital literacy, particularly in terms of computation, word processing, and presentation skills, which has a positively affect with their performance in General Mathematics. There is a significant effect between the level of digital literacy and the performance of the student in General Mathematics.  For the teachers, the learning process should always involve digital tools. Because learning with digital devices can improve students' digital literacy skills. The performance of the student in General Mathematics is Strongly Satisfactory in that it can incorporate digital literacy components into mathematics lessons to help students understand how to use technology to enhance their mathematical skills. The study recommends utilized the digital literacy program towards improving students' performance in General Mathematics. This will help students understand how to use technology to enhance their mathematical skills.