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RESEARCH PAPER
Exploring COVID-19 Literacy Level among Biology Teacher Candidates
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Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, INDONESIA
Publication date: 2020-05-14
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2020;16(7):em1864
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The specific researches focused on biology teacher candidates in nowadays outbreak/pandemic
(COVID-19) condition are very scarce. This study aimed to describe the profile of COVID-19
literacy level possessed by biology teacher candidate students in Indonesia. The data in this survey
research was collected between January and March, 2020. The selected location was Malang, one
of education city and was announced as the red zone for COVID-19 spread. The total sample were
290 students. The data collection employed the questionnaire, contained of three parts i.e.
information of respondent’s identity, profile of information resource, attaining time profile of
COVID-19 related information, and COVID-19 literacy level. The students’ literacy scores were
analyzed using ANOVA to analyze the presence of student’s years’ effect on COVID-19 literacy of
biology teacher candidate students. As a result, students’ years do not have a significant effect on
their COVID-19 literacy. Most students had heard of COVID-19 before the disease was reported
to enter Indonesia, but only few students were categorized in high level. The campus should
respond immediately to these results, considering that students act as agents of information for
those around them.
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