Web-Based Literacy Information Systems as Strategies to Improve Society Reading Interest
Ricky Firmansyah (a*), Nanang Hunaifi (b), Dinda Amalia (c)
a) AMIK BSI Bandung
Jl. Sekolah Internasional 1-2, Bandung 40282, Indonesia
*rickyapr[at]yahoo.co.id
b) AMIK BSI Bandung
Jl. Sekolah Internasional 1-2, Bandung 40282, Indonesia
masnaing[at]gmail.com
c) STIE Wikara
Jl. Jend. Ahmad Yani No.21 Purwakarta
dindaamalia.s326nus[at]yahoo.com
Abstract
The reading ability of 9-14 years children in Indonesia ranks 40th out of 40 countries studied by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Reading interest must be accustomed regularly at least for yourself, efforts to increase the reading interest need to be fostered from an early age. Gerakan Literasi Sekolah (GLS) was launched to increase the reading interest for school residents, especially students. However, the implementation of GLS in schools is still not utilizing information technology. This research focuses on how to design a web-based literacy information system to increase students reading interest in junior high schools. This web-based literacy information system is designed with Unified Modeling Language (UML) architecture diagrams, implemented using the PHP language and MySQL database system. The system was tested using Black box Testing and a questionnaire for public testing. The results of this study are the literacy information system has been developed that is used to increase student reading interest, where 82.91% of respondents agreed that this system provides convenience in facilitating work and uploading book reviews made by users.
Keywords: internet; literacy; information system; reading interest; website
Topic: Computer Science