Yasdin Yasdin, Muhammad Yahya, Andi Zulfikar Yusuf, Muhammad Iskandar Musa, Sakaria Sakaria, Yusri Yusri
This study aims to illustrate and describe new literacy and critical thinking to support students' vocational development. This is a quantitative descriptive study using a survey approach. The number of respondents was 122 people. The questionnaire was developed to measure student’s new literacy and critical thinking. The data analysis technique used was a statistic descriptive method. The results showed: (1) the circulation of information in social media among students is very intensive, (2) the intensification of information on social media encourages students to improve the literacy model in the form of new literacy movements, (3) new literacy encourages the improvement of students’ critical thinking, (4) new literacy and critical thinking interact with each other to foster students' vocational development, especially in the formation of soft skills and (5) soft skills related to new literacy and critical thinking, namely, how to obtain, use and disseminate information. Future research requires equity related to the circulation model that can help students predict future needs. © 2021 Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Makassar, Faculty of Engineering, Automotive Engineering Education, A.P. Pettarani Street, Makassar, 90222, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Makassar, Faculty of Language and Literature, Indonesian Language Education, A.P. Pettarani Street, Makassar, 90222, Indonesia; Universitas Fajar, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, English Literature, Abdurahman Basalamah Street, Makassar, 90222, Indonesia
