LITERACY, NUMERACY, AND SCIENTIFIC LITERACY LEVELS FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BANJARMASIN

Abstract

Achievements Participant students in literacy, numeracy, and science in Indonesia are in the bottom 10 countries based on the 2018 PISA survey. Through the Ministry of Education and Culture in the independent curriculum, the government has improved self-capacity development stimulation services for students with the Minimum Competency Assessment (AKM). AKM focuses on highlighting literacy and numeracy competencies in depth. On the other hand, even though it is not included in the main focus of the independent curriculum, scientific literacy is considered one of the main requirements for forming a democratic society. This can be seen from the OECD's particular interest in scientific literacy. The importance of literacy, numeracy, and scientific literacy for students underlies this research to determine junior high school students' literacy, numeracy, and scientific literacy levels in Banjarmaisn. This type of research is descriptive quantitative. Data collection is done by testing and documentation. The results showed that the literacy level of junior high school students in Banjarmasin was at the "basic" level with an average mastery of 35.4%, numeracy at the "basic" level with an average mastery rate of 29.9%, and scientific literacy at the "basic" level. Low" with an average passing rate of 48.8%. Literacy, numeracy, and scientific literacy are essential for students, so there is a need for relevant strategies to improve students' literacy, numeracy, and scientific.