Analysis of STEM Ability and Digital Literacy of Students for Development of STEM-Based Digital Assessment Applications for Prospective Digitally Capable Teachers F. Shoufika Hilyana 1 , Diana Ermawati 2 , Lovika Ardana Riswari 3 {farah.hilyana@umk.ac.id 1 , diana.ermawati@umk.ac.id 2 , lovika.ardana@umk.ac.id 3 } Universitas Muria Kudus, Gondang manis Bae Kudus Jawa Tengah Indonesia 123 Abstract. The concept of independent learning curriculum education integrates literacy skills, knowledge skills, and technology mastery skills and attitudes. The STEM approach is used to strengthen the implementation of the Independent Learning Curriculum. This study aims to describe the STEM ability and digital literacy of students as users of digital assessments, and the results of the analysis become the basis for the development of STEM-based digital assessments. The research method is descriptive quantitative, data collection using a questionnaire instrument to describe STEM abilities and digital literacy. The sample of this research is the fourth-semester students of the Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program, Universitas Muria Kudus. The study found that in students' STEM abilities, Technology occupies the first level with a percentage of 79.79%, then Engineering at 76.88%, Mathematics at 76.77%, and the lowest is Science with a percentage of 75.78%, all of which are included in the good category. Meanwhile, students' digital literacy skills were in the Very Good category in the aspect of internet searching at 87.03%, content evaluation at 82.97%, knowledge assembly at 83.65%, and the Good category in the aspect of hypertextual navigation at 80.31%. To realize students as prospective teachers who are digitally capable and to implement an independent curriculum, the STEM-based Digital Assessment is suitable to be developed. Keywords: STEM ability, Digital literacy, Digital assessment. 1 Introduction Education always strives to produce students in making updates at any time, they not only can pursue higher education but also can become agents of change in small and large scopes. The resulting change and innovation efforts can contribute to the maximum progress of the nation by having quality human resources. So that universities are expected to be able to innovate in every learning process, namely with student-centered learning that supports the achievement of quality graduates to be ready to face the changing times [1]. In the current era of digitalization, technological developments affect the quality of education. Where in every activity carried out both teachers and students cannot be separated from digital-based devices [2]. As a generation IConVET 2022, October 06, Singaraja, Indonesia Copyright © 2023 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.6-10-2022.2327434