Jurnal Cakrawala Pendas
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026)

MULTILITERACY EDUKIT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: PERCEIVED USEFULNESS, EASE OF USE, CURRICULUM FIT, SCHOOL SUPPORT, AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTION IN INDONESIA–MALAYSIA

Indra Suhendra (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Tatat Hartati (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Muhammad Ikhwan Nugraha (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Ira Rengganis (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Effy Mulyasari (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Dudu Suhandi Saputra (Universitas Majalengka)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2026

Abstract

The multiliteracy Edukit integrates reading, writing, critical thinking, and authentic production into a single elementary classroom session. Purpose: To compare Indonesian and Malaysian elementary teachers’ perceptions across five acceptance dimensions: Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Curriculum Fit (CF), School Support (SS), and Behavioral intention (BI). Methods: A comparative survey of 30 teachers (Indonesia n=15; Malaysia n=15) used a validated 22 item, five point Likert questionnaire; per dimension reliability was adequate (α≥0.70). Mann–Whitney tests were applied to each indicator with effect size r reported. Results: Indonesian teachers scored higher across all dimensions, with 17 of 22 indicators significantly different (p<0.05). PEOU was the strongest discriminator (r≈0.60), followed by CF (r≈0.52), and SS showed the smallest difference (r≈0.32). The findings indicate that curriculum context and institutional support shape teachers’ acceptance of Edukit. Conclusion: Acceptance was driven by ease of use, curriculum alignment, and school support. Implementation strategies must align with the characteristics of Indonesia’s Kurikulum Merdeka and Malaysia’s KSSR. Implications: Strengthening training, aligning teaching/assessment artefacts, and ensuring access to simple materials are necessary to sustain adoption. Limitations: small, perception based sample; future studies should expand the sample and assess the impact on student outcomes.

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Journal Info

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cp

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

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Jurnal Cakrawala Pendas (JCP) aims to provide researchers with scholarly discourses, theories, research methods, and findings. Therefore, the journal accepts manuscripts related to all aspects of Elementary Education. It is also keen to help make connections among researchers. Jurnal Cakrawala ...