Digital Citizenship Competencies of Pre-Service Civic Education Teachers in Indonesia: A Multi-University Survey Dataset

This dataset contains survey responses from 818 pre-service teachers enrolled in Pancasila and Civic Education (Pendidikan Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan/PPKn) programmes across three public universities in Indonesia: Universitas Negeri Malang (n=183), Universitas Negeri Padang (n=449), and Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (n=186). Data were collected in January 2026 using a validated 80-item questionnaire administered via Google Forms. The instrument measures seven dimensions of digital citizenship competency using a four-point Likert scale (1=Strongly Disagree to 4=Strongly Agree): Contextual (13 items), Informational (13 items), Organisational (14 items), Values (10 items), Attitudes (10 items), Skills (10 items), and Knowledge and Critical Understanding (10 items). Internal consistency was excellent across all dimensions (Cronbach's α=.90–.95). The dataset includes demographic variables (gender, age group, year of study, university, digital training experience, internet usage patterns, and device access), individual item-level responses, pre-computed dimension scores, and descriptive statistics disaggregated by institution. All personally identifiable information has been removed prior to publication. This dataset supports research on technology-pedagogy integration in teacher education, digital divide in higher education, and civic digital literacy in the Global South. It is intended to facilitate replication, secondary analysis, and curriculum development in civic and digital citizenship education.