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The 4 Educational Science International Conference
Towards a Sustainable Future of Education: Preparing Teachers and Prospective Teachers for the Digital Age

SECED -01

Energy Literacy Level of Junior High School Students is linked to gender issues in
Tanah Grogot District in East Kalimantan Province

Sitti Rahmawati, Zulkarnaen, Zeni Haryanto, Nurul Fitriyah Sulaeman, Atin Nuryadin
Mulawarman University, Indonesia
zul67belitung@gmail.com

Abstract

Energy literacy is an understanding of the nature, role and impact of energy in the world and
everyday life, as well as the ability to use this understanding to answer and solve problems
with three dimensions, namely the dimensions of knowledge, attitudes and behavior.
Knowledge of energy so that it becomes one of the solutions in reducing excessive energy
use. The purpose of this study is to describe the energy literacy level of junior high school
students in terms of gender issues. This research is quantitative descriptive. Data was
collected using the energy literacy assessment questionnaire instrument compiled by Akitsu et
al (2017), which consists of 140 questions given in 3 stages. The research sample consisted of
100 junior high school students in Tanah Grogot Regency. The results showed that the energy
literacy level of male and female students was in the medium category, and there was a
significant difference in the energy literacy level of male and female students. The energy
literacy level of female students is higher than the energy literacy level of male students.

Keywords: energy, literacy, level, gender

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