data were collected twice, before and after the
training and use of the application. The first data were
collected in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic by
distributing questionnaires to the research
participants. The second data retrieval were done in
2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, using online
questionnaires. Thus, the whole process of data
collections and analysis took about one year.
3.2 Measurement of Literacy
There are several methods that can be applied to get
data on people’s level of Financial Literacy. Previous
studies have made use of questionnaires to collect
data. A study by Ma’ruf and Desiyana (2015) was
carried out to collect data on the level of knowledge
about financial literacy. The data collection was done
by distributing questionnaires to MSME
Entrepreneurs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Other
researchers, such as O'Neill and Xiao (2003),
Mendari (2015), Malinda et al. (2020) used the
Financial Fitness Quiz (FFQ) to measure financial
behaviour and literacy (Agarwalla, Barua, Jacob, &
Varma, 2015) measure financial literacy, financial
knowledge, financial behaviour, and financial
attitude of the young people in India. The result show
that the respondents exhibit inferior financial
knowledge, inferior financial attitude, but superior
financial behaviour compared to their counterparts
such as Sri Lanka and Pakistan (Agarwalla et al.,
2015), Mendes-Da-Silva and Vieira also used
questionnaires to measure the attitude, behaviour and
financial management of higher education students.
(Potrich, Vieira, & Mendes-Da-Silva, 2016)
Some other research employed trainings or
educational coaching to measure the different results
in financial literacy before and after training sessions.
A recent research employing financial planning
training for 32 MSMEs in Bandung revealed
significant result in the FFQ measurement. The
average score before the training was 3.45, a medium
score for financial literacy. After the training, the
score levelled up to 4.84, which was a high score for
financial literacy. The increase was due to the
implementation of financial management practices
(Malinda, Harianti, Tjandra, & Meryana, 2020).
Another research by Malinda, Tjandra, Harianti, and
Olius (2020) to students from Management
Department, Maranatha Christian University
applying Wilcoxon test and FFQ measurement found
significantly different scores before and after
financial planning class. However, it has not been
proven that the financial planning education was
effective to increase Financial Literacy, especially in
the Financial Management and Saving, and
Investment criteria.
The instrument for measuring Financial Literacy
applied in this study is the Financial Fitness Quiz
(FFQ) founded by Rutgers University. The quiz
consists of 20 practical financial statements covering
five dimensions, namely: Financial Management (a
dimension describing how financial management is
carried out), Saving and Investing (a dimension that
describes financial behaviour in saving and
investing), Insurance and Estate Planning (a
dimension describing financial behaviour in
insurance and long-term planning), Credit (a
dimension of financial behaviour in debt
management), and Shopping (a dimension that shows
financial behaviour in spending money). Financial
behaviour was measured by counting the total score
obtained from the five dimensions. Similar to O'Neill
and Xiao (2003) study, the respondents were asked to
choose the response that was closest to their current
financial management practices.
After the total score was obtained, the respondents
were presented with the score interpretations. The
interpretations are divided into five categories based
on the range of points they got. When they had 0-20
points, the interpretation was “You need a lot of help,
but don't despair. You can still take action to improve
your finances”. When the total was 21-40 points, the
interpretation was “You are facing financial troubles.
Now is the right time to take action to reverse the
trend”. When the total was 41-60 points, the
interpretation was “You are doing a fair job managing
your finances and have taken several steps in the right
direction”. The total of 61-80 points lead to the
interpretation that “You are doing a good job and are
above average in managing your finances”. The last
division was 81-100 points, in which the
interpretation was “You are in very good financial
shape. Keep going and continue the good work!”
3.3 Research Method
Paired Sample t-test was used for the statistical
measurement. The paired sample t-test, sometimes
called the dependent sample t-test, is a statistical
procedure used to determine whether the mean
difference between two sets of observations is zero.
In a paired sample t-test, each subject or entity is
measured twice, resulting in pairs of observations.
(statisticssolutions.com, 2021). The use of paired
sample t-test is important as this study compares the
respondents’ financial fitness scores BEFORE and